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Reichenbachite & Libethenite

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Reichenbachite & Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Miguel Vacas Mine, Conceição, Vila Viçosa, Évora District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 10 × 5 cm
Description

Reichenbachite is a rare mineral found at Miguel Vacas Mine. It is impossible to distinguish between Reichenbachite and Pseudomalachite without analyse. This specimen is FTIR analysed.

A crust of bluegreen crystalized Reichenbachite with gemmy, lustrous libethenite crystals on both sides of the beautiful specimen.

# 21

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Reichenbachite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

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