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Namibite & Plancheite

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Namibite & Plancheite

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Description
Locality: 
Copperopolis, Castle Creek, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.7 × 2.8 cm
Description

Small green namibite crystals and blue plancheite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Namibite

Formula: 
Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia

Plancheite

Formula: 
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)