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Aurichalcite Hemimorphite & Rosasite

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Aurichalcite Hemimorphite & Rosasite

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Description
Locality: 
Chah Kuh, Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

Gossan matrix covered all around with good crystals of aurichalcite , hemimorphite and small spots of rosasite. Collected by H.J. Wilke in the 1970´s. From my personal collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aurichalcite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Loktevskoye Mine (Loktevskii Mine), Upper Loktevka River, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

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