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Cuprite & Richelsdorfite & Malachite & Conichalcite

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Cuprite & Richelsdorfite & Malachite & Conichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Wilhelm Mine, Nentershausen, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Nice cuprite and richelsdorfite with malachite and conichalcite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Richelsdorfite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Wilhelm Mine (Wechselschacht), Bauhaus, Richelsdorf District, Hesse, Germany

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain