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Pseudomalachite Var Pseudomalachite

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Pseudomalachite Var Pseudomalachite

ex K. Petitjean, ex R. Heeren (GER)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Venus Mine, Obererl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

A nice mini from a classic locality: dark green small pseudomalachite crystals, mostly covered by a very thin layer of drusy quartz on quartz vein matrix. The name ehlite was a pseudonym for pseudomalachite in the early days when the mineral was found first in the area.The type locality is only a few km away and belongs to the same ore district.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pseudomalachite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Linz am Rhein, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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