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Fornacite Rosasite & Hemimorphite

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Fornacite Rosasite & Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2.7 cm
Description

An oxidised piece of galena in gossan is richly covered with small yellowish green fornacite crystals and numerous cavities are lined with rosasite and the occassional hemimorphite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fornacite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
7.FC.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Renéville Mine (Djoué Mines), Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania
Earthstones Australia

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