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Libethenite

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Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.9 × 1.7 cm
Description

A rare specimen of Libethenite from the Ray Mine.   This specimen features small octahedral crystals running along the top edge of matrix.   To my knowledge, Libethenite has not been recovered from Ray in decades.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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