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Hopeite

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill (Kabwe Mine), Central Province, Zambia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

 Nice hopeite on smithsonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hopeite

Formula: 
Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vieille Montagne (Altenberg; Kelmisberg), Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne District (Plombières-Altenberg), Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium