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Rosasite & Smithsonite

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Rosasite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Silver Hill Mines, Silver Hill, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Blue botryoidal rosasite on smithsonite crystals with minor malachite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White