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Rosasite

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Rosasite

ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection

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Description
Locality: 
Teutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

Several litlle spheres of azur blue to greenish rosasite are spread all over the surface of this specimen. Aesthetic sample.

Ex. collection of Rudolf Ďuďa #5/1155

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
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