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Zapatalite & Libethenite

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Zapatalite & Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Estremoz, Évora District, Portugal
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Lustrous olive-green libethenite crystals on blue-green crystallized zapatalite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zapatalite

Formula: 
Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.20
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Unnamed prospect, Cerro Morita, Sonora, Mexico

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