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Simonkolleite

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Simonkolleite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Münsterbusch Slag locality, Stolberg, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Simonkolleite is a very rare zinc chloride hydroxide known from a few localities worldwide. It occurs in this specimen as druses of white microcrystals.

Mineral Data
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Simonkolleite

Formula: 
Zn5Cl2(OH)8·H2O
Strunz: 
3.DA.20
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Slag dumps, Richelsdorf Smelter, Süss, Richelsdorf District, Hesse, Germany

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