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Hechtsbergite & Eulytine

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Hechtsbergite & Eulytine

Type locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hechtsberg Quarry, Hausach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Darkbrown microcrystals of the very rare Bi-Vanadate from the type locality with yellow-green eulytine balls on matrix.

 

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

Eulytine

Formula: 
Bi4(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.40
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany