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Reichenbachite Duftite & Olivenite

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Reichenbachite Duftite & Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Reichenbach, Lautertal, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.3 × 7.8 × 3 cm
Weight: 
397.00gr
Description

Big sample with dark green reichenbachite (type locality), bright green duftite and acicular, pale blueish green olivenite on quartz crystals.

One side sawn for a good stand.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Reichenbachite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

Duftite

Formula: 
PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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