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Pseudoboleite: Pb5Cu4Cl10(OH)8·2(H2O)
Comments: Blue crystal of pseudoboleite. Location: Curuglu Mine, Santa Rosalía (El Boleó), Boleó District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Scale: Crystal size 4.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Pseudorutile: Fe+++2Ti3O9
Comments: Dark brown grain of hydroxyian pseudorutile (Kleberite), from a heavy mineral concentrate. Location: Königshain, Mittweida, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Pucherite: BiVO4 Schumacherite: Bi3[(V,As,P)O4]2O(OH)
Comments: Brown crystals of pucherite with yellow schumacherite on matrix. Location: Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Pushcharovskite: Cu(AsO3OH)·1.5(H2O)
Comments: Light bluish, acicular crystals of pushcharovskite. Location: Salsigne Mine, Montagne Noire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Quadratite: Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3
Comments: Tabular crystals of quadratite with small silvery gray, rounded crystals of galena. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Quadridavyne: (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4
Comments: Colorless hexagonal crystals of quadridavyne. Location: Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, near Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Quetzalcoatlite: Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18
Comments: Green encrustation of quetzalcoatlite. Location: Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 3.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Quintinite-2H: Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O) Quintinite-3T: Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O)
Comments: Pale brownish crystals of quintinite, 2H or 2T polytype unknown. Location: Jacupiranga Mine, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Quintinite-3T: Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O) Quintinite-2H: Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O)
Rabejacite: Ca(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6·6(H2O)
Comments: Yellow rabejacite grains on matrix. Location: Mas d'Alary, Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Radhakrishnaite: PbTe3(Cl,S)2
Comments: Polished Section image of radhakrishnaite (Rad) with bluish to brownish tarnishing colors. Location: Oktyabrsky Mine, Norilsk, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 0.16 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Rajite: CuTe++++2O5
Comments: Bluish green coating of rajite on matrix. Location: Lone Pine mine, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Rambergite: MnS Hauerite: MnS2
Comments: Small black octahedral crystals of hauerite with small brown crystals of rambergite. Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Rameauite: K2CaU++++++6O20·9(H2O)
Comments: Yellow crystals of rameauite on matrix. Location: Marignac, Compreignac, Haute Vienne, France. Scale: Picture Size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Ramsbeckite: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22·6(H2O)
Comments: Green crystals of ramsbeckite on matrix. Location: Gelbe Birke Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Rankamaite: (Na,K,Pb,Li)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)30
Comments: White, massive-fibrous rankamaite. Location: Mumba, Kivu, Congo (Zaïre). Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Ransomite: CuFe+++2(SO4)4·6(H2O)
Comments: Pale bluish-green powdery ransomite. Location: United Verde Mine, Jerome, Black Hills, Verde District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 4.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Rapidcreekite: Ca2(SO4)(CO3)·4(H2O)
Comments: Colorless, radial-acicular crystals of rapidcreekite on matrix. Location: Jeremias Glück Mine (Fairy Grotto), Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Ravatite: C14H10
Comments: Small crystals of ravatite. Location: Carola Mine, Freital, near Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Realgar: AsS Duranusite: As4S
Comments: Small black Duranusite in orange-red realgar matrix. Location: Duranus, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Scale: Picture size 1.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag