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Chalcanthite & Römerite

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Chalcanthite & Römerite

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Description
Locality: 
Rammelsberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

pale green chalcanthite combined with orange/brown römerite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Römerite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.75
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

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