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Libethenite & Pseudomalachite

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Libethenite & Pseudomalachite

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Description
Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Prismatic crystals of libethenite over pseudomalachite nodules. The most larger crystal (0.5 cm) are visible in diferent pleaces of the sample.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Pseudomalachite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Linz am Rhein, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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