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Libethenite

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Libethenite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 2.8 × 3.4 cm
Description

Sharp darkgreen libethenite crystals on matrix from the classic locale.

Nice old specimen from Hoffmann collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia