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Gypsum Botallackite Atacamite & Paratacamite

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Gypsum Botallackite Atacamite & Paratacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Rudna Mine, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 8 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
44.00gr
Description

Gypsum crystals covered by rare botallackite, atacamite and paratacamite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

Botallackite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10b
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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