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Shattuckite Quartz & Calcite

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Shattuckite Quartz & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Okahwa, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 3.5 cm
Description

Shattuckite on quartz with also some calcite. Some small contact marks

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White