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Erythrite With Stephanite

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Erythrite With Stephanite

ex. Werner Lieber coll.

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Description
Locality: 
Sophia Mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4 × 2.6 cm
Description

Analyzed by the Institute of Physics in Karlsruhe. Erythrite on the silver ore stephanite from ex. Werner Lieber.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Stephanite

Formula: 
Ag5SbS4
Strunz: 
2.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany