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ČECHITE - Pošepný vein, Vrančice, Czech Republic | TL- type locality | 36 x 21 x 27 mm | RARE

Čechite, Czech Republic, Miniature (3-6 cm)
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Mineral: Cechite (Čechite)
Locality: Pošepný vein outcrop, Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Dimension (mm): 36 x 21 x 27 mm

Specimen packed in box of size 38 x 38 x 34 mm with card/label.

Description / Notes: Cechite rarely forms crystals up to 3 mm in size, but usually granular aggregates of black color with a semi-metallic luster. This is a type locality, old heaps near the Vrančice deposit by Příbram.

 

  • Formula:PbFe2+(VO4)(OH)
  • Colour:Black
  • Lustre:Resinous, Sub-Metallic
  • Hardness:4½ - 5
  • Specific Gravity:5.88
  • Crystal System:Orthorhombic
  • Member ofAdelite-Descloizite Group
  • Name:Named by Zdeněk Mrázek and Zdeněk Táborský in 1981 in honor of František Čech [August 17, 1929 Mèřín near Velké, Mezíříkí, Czech Republic - September 4, 1995] mineralogist, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Co-Type Localities:
  • 1/Alexander Mine, Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
    2/Pošepný vein outcrop, Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic






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  • IMA Status:Approved IMA 1981

 

Further information in mineralogy databases:
 
Classification:
  • 8.Phosphates,Arsenates,Vanadates
Mineral name:
  • Čechite
Country origine:
Czech Republic
Specimen size:
Miniature (3-6 cm)

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