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Simonkolleite

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Simonkolleite

Rare Mineral
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm
Description

Small white microcrystal clusters of tabular simonkolleite in several vugs of the matrix. Very rich specimen from the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Simonkolleite

Formula: 
Zn5Cl2(OH)8·H2O
Strunz: 
3.DA.20
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Slag dumps, Richelsdorf Smelter, Süss, Richelsdorf District, Hesse, Germany