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Libethenite & Turquoise

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Libethenite & Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Oxide Mine, Mount Gordon, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

Lustrous sharp dark green libethenite crystals on turquoise

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0