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Vésigniéite Tenorite & Cuprite

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Vésigniéite Tenorite & Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Horní Kalná, Nová Paka, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Flat radiating green crystals of Vesignieite, black spots of Tenorite and "coppery" areas of Cuprite on Dolomite matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vésigniéite

Formula: 
BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
Greenish
Type Locality: 
Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

Tenorite

Formula: 
CuO
Strunz: 
4.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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