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Serpierite

Klaus Krause Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Genna Zinc Smelter, Letmathe, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 7.5 × 4.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Weight: 
89.00gr
Description

Serpierite is relatively uncommon hydrated calcium, copper, zinc sulfate. Glassy, powder-blue, blebs and turquoise-blue needles of secondary serpierite crystals richly encrust on the limonitic matrix.
This is a showy and excellent specimen from an old zinc smelter in Germany.
 

Mined: 
Okt.1980
Pasted Label Detached
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Serpierite

Formula: 
Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

My Terms and Conditions KrauklMinerals Mineralnet Klaus Krause [email protected][p] 1.All transactions must be in Euros - please. You can either send a personal cheque (if you live in the United States, UK or Europe), a money order or you may send cash by registered mail. You may also use PayPal. [p]The mailing address for KrauklMinerals is: Mineralien im Internet Klaus Krause Kolbstr.26 45889 Gelsenkirchen Germany 2.For all customers: Once we receive your payment we'll package up the specimen(s) and send them within 2days. 3.Remember if there is anything you do not understand, want to ask or would like slightly different – please ask. Thank you!

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