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Mixite In Quartz

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Mixite In Quartz

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelfahrt Mine, Neubulach, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 4.2 × 4.8 cm
Description

Green mixite crystals in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mixite

Formula: 
BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White