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Plancheite

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Plancheite

Dr. Ing. H. Maucher, Munich
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Guchab Propsect, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 0.9 cm
Description

A small sample of blue plancheite from Guchab. Comes with a handwritten early 20th century label of Dr. Ing. H. Maucher.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plancheite

Formula: 
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)