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Ramsbeckite & Brianyoungite

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Ramsbeckite & Brianyoungite

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Description
Locality: 
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.8 × 1.1 cm
Description

Greenish ramsbeckite on langite that is partly covered by brianyoungite. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ramsbeckite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.60
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Brianyoungite

Formula: 
Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Strunz: 
5.BF.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic or Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK