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Hemimorphite Kipushite & Zincolibethenite

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Hemimorphite Kipushite & Zincolibethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Palabanda Quarries, M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo (Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 13 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
578.00gr
Description

Lustrous blue hemimorphite with kipushite and zincolibethenite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania

Kipushite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.35
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Zincolibethenite

Formula: 
CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

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