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Spertiniite

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Spertiniite

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Description
Locality: 
Colquechaca, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

A new find of SEM-EDS conf. spertiniite in cuprite from material from F. Ahlfeld. Very rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spertiniite

Formula: 
Cu(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FD.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada...