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Brianyoungite

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Brianyoungite

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Description
Locality: 
Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Good specimen of brianyoungite on limestone from the type locality Brownley Hill Mine Nenthead Cumbria.

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
Cumbrian Minerals