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Middlebackite

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Middlebackite

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Description
Locality: 
San Lugano, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm
Description

Blue middlebackite aggregates on coalified wood from the San Lugano pass at the Val Gardena sandstone exposure. 

Rare Cu oxalate mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
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Middlebackite

Formula: 
Cu2C2O4(OH)2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Turquiose-blue
Type Locality: 
Iron Monarch, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia