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Chalcanthite & Bieberite

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Chalcanthite & Bieberite

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Description
Locality: 
Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copper Belt Province, Zambia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Blue chalcanthite crystals up to 1,8cm on light pink bieberite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Bieberite

Formula: 
CoSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
"Im Lochborn" Copper mine, Bieber, Gelnhausen, Spessart, Hesse, Germany...