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Köttigite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Beautiful and very rich old specimen of olivegreen köttigite crystals on both sides of the specimen.

Rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Köttigite

Formula: 
Zn3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Prismatic crystals or crusts
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany