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Langite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy, Devon, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 5 × 3.7 cm
Description

Bright turquoise blue sprays of langite richly distributed across the front and rear side s of a dark reddish gossan matrix. The contrast is even better in person, an extremely attractive specimen of langite from th marquis Lode of the Bedford United Mine

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Langite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK
Earthstones Australia

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