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Parahopeite

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Parahopeite

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Description
Locality: 
Lautenthal, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

Outstanding white acicular crystals of parahopeite grouped in rossettes and isolated crystals, from this famous locality of Lautenthal in Harz.

Parahopeite has been found in a few localities worldwide.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parahopeite

Formula: 
Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.70
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

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