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Hechtsbergite

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Hechtsbergite

Rare Mineral
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hechtsberg Quarry, Hausach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 0.8 cm
Description

Small pale brown hechtsbergite microcrystals on calcite scalenoedrons with green globular eulythine.Very rare mineral from the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hechtsbergite

Formula: 
Bi2(VO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BO.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany