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Hydrozincite

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.8 × 3.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
39.00gr
Description

Beautiful Hydrozincite crystals on matrix from Skorpion Mine, Namibia. This sparkly specimen has a very nice light greyish color.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria