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Smithsonite & Hetaerolite

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Smithsonite & Hetaerolite

found by E. Stark

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Description
Locality: 
Mechernich, Eifel, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 6 × 5.3 cm
Description

New find.
Green smithsonite with black metallic hetaerolite in the sandstone matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Hetaerolite

Formula: 
ZnMn2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.10
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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