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Lithiophorite

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Description
Locality: 
Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.2 × 4.8 cm
Description

Outstanding lithiophorite specimen! Matrix is richly covered by layer of black lithiophorite (Li-bearing mineral). Must have piece for any systematic minerals collection.

Very rarely found in such good quality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lithiophorite

Formula: 
(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Spitzleithe, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany