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Namibite & Beyerite

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Namibite & Beyerite

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Description
Locality: 
Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Dark green namibite crystals associated to yellow beyerite crystal aggregates from Namibia.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Namibite

Formula: 
Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia

Beyerite

Formula: 
Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.BE.35
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal Thin plates or compact earthy masses.
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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