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Poitevinite & Chalcanthite

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Poitevinite & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Farbište, Poniky, Banská Bystrica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Creme colored poitevinite crystals with pale blue chalcantite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Poitevinite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe,Zn)SO4·H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Avoca claim, Hat Creek, Bonaparte River, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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