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Veszelyite With Zincolibethenite & Hemimorphite

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Veszelyite With Zincolibethenite & Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Palabanda Quarries, M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo (Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.25cm
Weight: 
8.00gr
Description

From the recent find in Congo, here comes a very rich thumbnail of deep blue, very lustrous veszelyite crystals of great quality. In most cases, veszelyite is grown either on the pale matrix or on the blue hemimorphite. On one face of the specimen, numerous botryoidal crystals of zincolibethenite also lie on the hemimorphite. 
Striking esthetic and color contrast for this specimen, I particularly like this specimen because of its photography potential. The cover picture is just one of the highlights. In my opinion an excellent thumbnail not to be missed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Veszelyite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.30
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania

Zincolibethenite

Formula: 
CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

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

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