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Richelsdorfite & Strashimirite

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Richelsdorfite & Strashimirite

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Description
Locality: 
La Amorosa Mine, Villahermosa del Rio, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Group of tabular crystals of richelsdorfite (very rare at the locality) associated to banded strashimirite.

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Richelsdorfite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Wilhelm Mine (Wechselschacht), Bauhaus, Richelsdorf District, Hesse, Germany

Strashimirite

Formula: 
Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.12
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zapachitsa Cu deposit (Zapacica), Bov, Svoge Obshtina, Sofiya Oblast (Sofia Oblast), Bulgaria