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Reichenbachite

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Reichenbachite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
El Novillero Mine, Cheles, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

This is a fantastic specimen of the rare mineral reichenbachite forming bluegreen sphaerolites on goethite matrix.

With gemmy green pseudomalachite crystals.

 

 

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