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Goslarite & Chalcanthite

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Goslarite & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Rammelsberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Goslarite and chalcanthite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goslarite

Formula: 
ZnSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.40
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile