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Philipsburgite & Adamite

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Philipsburgite & Adamite

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Description
Locality: 
Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Small rosettes of deep green philipsburgite and light apple green adamite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Philipsburgite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine tailings; Black Pine dump), Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite Co., Montana, USA

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Earthstones Australia

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