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Posnjakite Malachite & Cerussite

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Posnjakite Malachite & Cerussite

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Description
Locality: 
Tui Mine, Te Aroha, North Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

Pale blue posnjakite with crude cerussite crystals, minor malachite and anglesite on crystalline galena

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Posnjakite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Nura-Taldy W deposit, Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Earthstones Australia

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