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Chalcosiderite & Libethenite

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Chalcosiderite & Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Two cavities on opposing sides of this block of granite are lined with blue green chalcosiderite masses and sphericals and the open spaces removing have a rich coverage of acicular green libethenite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcosiderite

Formula: 
Cu(Fe3+,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England, UK

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
Earthstones Australia

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