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Namibite & Eulytine

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Namibite & Eulytine

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Description
Locality: 
Hechtsberg Quarry, Hausach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2 × 0.9 cm
Description

Filigrane green aggregates of namibite over chrysocolla. Eulytite occurs as black undefined crystals on top.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Namibite

Formula: 
Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia

Eulytine

Formula: 
Bi4(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.40
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany