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Gypsum With Libethenite Inclusions

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Gypsum With Libethenite Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Lubin Mine, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

A very interesting thumbnail of sharp, clear gypsum crystals included by bright green libethenite.

Aesthetic and unusual.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
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