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Metazellerite & Liebigite

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Metazellerite & Liebigite

David Burgess Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.4 × 4.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with bright yellow, waxy crystals of liebigite on matrix with clusters of yellow balls of metazellerite. David Burgess collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Metazellerite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.EC.10
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Lucky MC mine (Lucky Mac), Gas Hills District, Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA

Liebigite

Formula: 
Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O
Strunz: 
5.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Usually as granular or scaly crusts.
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Adrianople, Edirne Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

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