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Reichenbachite Psm Kipushite

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Reichenbachite Psm Kipushite

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 3.2 × 3 cm
Description

Very attractive reichenbachite pseudomorph crystal clusters after kipushite.
Associated with pyromorphite, and green pseudomalachite balls.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Reichenbachite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

Kipushite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.35
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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