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Ludjibaite & Libethenite

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Ludjibaite & Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Shituru Mine, Likasa, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 4.7 × 3 cm
Description

Blue-green ludjibaite crystals with green libethenite crystals on dolomite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludjibaite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ludjiba Mts, Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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