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Pauladamsite & Chalcomenite

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Pauladamsite & Chalcomenite

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Description
Locality: 
Lichtenberg Open Cast, Ronneburg Uranium Deposit, Gera, Thuringia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.25 × 0.25 cm
Description

Green pauladamsite associated with chalcomenite from Ronneburg, Thuringia. Analysed material. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pauladamsite

Formula: 
Cu4(SeO3)(SO4)(OH)4·2H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2
Colour: 
Green
Streak: 
Pale green
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosa Mine, Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Chalcomenite

Formula: 
CuSeO3·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JH.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina