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Caledonite

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Caledonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Linz am Rhein, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Nice accicular crystals of caledonite. This is an uncommon secondary Pb-Cu species associating with dark red cuprite.

Mineral Data
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Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK
Loranth Minerals

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