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Langite Schulenbergite & Namuwite

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Langite Schulenbergite & Namuwite

From an old collection of Dipl. Berging. Siegfried Maiweg 1901-1982, Unna
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Description
Locality: 
Wildermann, Müsen, Siegerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Interesting oldtimer of  probably pseudomorphs Langite-Posnjakite and Schulenbergite-Namuwite from the Wildermann Mine near Müsen  although the label says only Langite-Posnjakite

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

Schulenbergite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.80
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Bockswies veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Namuwite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.50
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Sea green
Type Locality: 
Aberllyn Mine, Betws-y-coed, Gwydyr Forest area, Conwy (Gwynedd; Caernarvonshire), Wales, UK

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