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Langite

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Beautiful sceletal growth of langite on black goethite presenting as a nice contrast-rich specimen. 

Beautiful!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Langite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK