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Hechtsbergite Eulytine & Chrysocolla

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Hechtsbergite Eulytine & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Hechtsberg Quarry, Hausach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Dark green hechtsbergite with oliv eulytine and chrysocolla
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hechtsbergite

Formula: 
Bi2(VO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BO.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Eulytine

Formula: 
Bi4(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.40
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5