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Plancheite

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Locality: 
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.4 × 4 cm
Description

An excellent and very showy example of plancheite with a rich coverage of light blue spheres of plancheite on matrix.
From my own collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plancheite

Formula: 
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
Cartils Minerals

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