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Brianyoungite

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Brianyoungite

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Description
Locality: 
Esperanza Mine, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

A very rich coverage of small white balls and acicular crystals of brianyoungite on matrix. A very good example of this uncommon zinc-carbonate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brianyoungite

Formula: 
Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Strunz: 
5.BF.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic or Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Cartils Minerals

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