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Parahopeite

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Parahopeite

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Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

A quartz vug contains several different shaped crystals of parahopeite, which is another rare mineral from Cornelia mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parahopeite

Formula: 
Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.70
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia