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Torbernite

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Torbernite

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Description
Locality: 
Valdeíñigos, Tejeda de Tiétar, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.3 × 3.1 cm
Weight: 
52.00gr
Description

Very interesting Torbernite specimen in Matrix, possibly also presents traces of Autunite and Moreauite. This quarry once gave the best specimens of Moreauite worldwide but today is closed and restored environmentally.

Mineral Data
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Torbernite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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