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Chalcotrichite & Langite

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Chalcotrichite & Langite

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Description
Locality: 
Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Nice chalcotrichite and langite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
Cu2O
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Red

Langite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK