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Babánekite

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Babánekite

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Description
Locality: 
Fenugu Sibiri Mine, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

Very rare babanekite from Italy. This is the first confirmed find. SEM-EDS analysed material. Material from here commonly shows a significant dominance in Cu. 

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Babánekite

Formula: 
Cu3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Geister vein ("sv. Duch" vein), Rovnost Mine (Werner Mine), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic...