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Faustite

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Description
Locality: 
Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 14.5 × 10.6 cm
Description

A fine and colourful example of this rare copper zinc aluminium phosphate from Iron Knob.
Unusual to find in such a large specimen, material was collected in 1979.

Mineral Data
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Faustite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Compact masses
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Copper King mine, Schroeder Mt, Maggie Creek District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA
Earthstones Australia

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