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Libethenite On Quartz

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Libethenite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Estremoz, Évora District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
46.00gr
Description

Sharp lustrous crystals of libethenite on a matrix covered by light blue quartz. The green colour is very intense and the crystal size is good for the locality. According to the label is from “Estremoz”, a close-by locality that was typically given as origin for specimen from the Miguel Vacas mine, the most probable source of this nice specimen.

Acquired in 1981 by Gabriel Fauvart.

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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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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