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Dawsonite & Hydrozincite

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Dawsonite & Hydrozincite

ex collection Otfried Kopp
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Description
Locality: 
Terlano, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 4 × 3.3 cm
Description

White acicular dawsonite and botryoidal hydrozincite on vuggy matrix.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dawsonite

Formula: 
NaAlCO3(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
McGill University campus, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

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