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Gorceixite - Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (#:MINS8205)

Cluster of rare blue Gorceixite xls with Baryte in association.

Formula :
BaAl3[(OH)6/PO4/PO3(OH)]

System: monoclinic Hardness:6 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VII/B.36-50 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named in 1906 by Eugen Hussak in honor of Claude Henri "Henrique" Gorceix (1842 Saint Denis-des-Murs, Haute Vienne, France - September 6, 1919, Paris, France), professor at Ecole des Mines in Paris, France. Invited to be the first Director of the School of Mines at Ouro Preto, Brazil (1874-1891). Buried at Ouro Preto.

Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size: 30mm x 30 mm x 30 mm

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Gorceixite - Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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