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Christelite

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Christelite

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Description
Locality: 
Pferdekopf, Handeloh, Buchholz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.1 × 2 cm
Description

Light blue crystal aggregates of up to 1 mm in size made up of long tabular prismatic crystals, with some Gypsum crystals on cavities of an oxidized medieval slag. This are the first discovery of the rare Cu-Zn mineral in Germany.

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Christelite

Formula: 
Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile