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Černýite Turquoise & Montebrasite

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Černýite Turquoise & Montebrasite

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Description
Locality: 
Valdeflórez, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm
Description

 A small area of cernyite is present at the montebrasite matrix with blue light turquoise masses.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Černýite

Formula: 
Cu2(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS4
Strunz: 
2.CB.15a
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Hugo Mine, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Montebrasite

Formula: 
LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France
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