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Libethenite

Ex Cedric Rogers collection

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Description
Locality: 
Gunheath Pit, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 7.5 × 3 cm
Description

Bright green libethenite contrasting well with a white matrix. From a classic Cornish locality. Ex Cedric Rogers collection, supplied with previous labels.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Provenance

Cedric Rogers Collection

Some History
Name: 
Cedric Rogers
Specialisms: 
West Country, UK
About

A well known UK collector and author living in the West Country, having written a number of books about collecting in the 1970s.

Peter Crozier Minerals