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Herbertsmithite

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Herbertsmithite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

A few tiny crystals of herbertsmithite on matrix from Arizona.   The Tonopah Belmont Mine is the only locality in the state for the species, and specimens are quite scarce.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Herbertsmithite

Formula: 
Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Los Tres Presidentes Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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