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Langite

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Description
Locality: 
Perran Great St George Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 3.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

A super fine and colourful specimen of mostly pure connellite with less matrix. This great specimen features a bunch of vugs, covered with numerous of langite blades. Clourful and old timed. Great St. George Mine was first mentioned in 1589. By 1812 the mine was returning small amounts of ore. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Langite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK
Wendel Minerals

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