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Duftite & Quartz

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Duftite & Quartz

ex colection Schnellbächer, ex Georg Rossl
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Borstein, Reichenbach, Odenwald, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Rich specimen with moss-green duftite in quartz. You don't see big specimen like that from this locality very often.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Duftite

Formula: 
PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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