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Bieberite & Chalcanthite

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Bieberite & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm
Description

Light pink bieberite crystals with blue chalcantite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bieberite

Formula: 
CoSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
"Im Lochborn" Copper mine, Bieber, Gelnhausen, Spessart, Hesse, Germany...

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile