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Hydrozincite

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Hydrozincite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.4 × 8.8 × 5.4 cm
Weight: 
854.00gr
Description

Large specimen of rare hydrozincite from famous mining area picos de europa in spain. The hydrozincite crust grown on ore matrix, and shows an intensive bright bluewhite color under the short wave.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria