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Algodonite In Prehnite

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Algodonite In Prehnite

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Description
Locality: 
Reichenbach, Baumholder, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Cutted but not polished speciem with intergrown aggregates of grey Algodonite up to 3 mm large near some Chrysocolla in Prehnite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Algodonite

Formula: 
(Cu1-xAsx)
Strunz: 
2.AA.10a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Province, Chile

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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