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Schröckingerite & Liebigite

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Schröckingerite & Liebigite

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Description
Locality: 
Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm
Description

Bright green liebigite and minor schröckingerite rosettes on matrix. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schröckingerite

Formula: 
NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F·10H2O
Strunz: 
5.EG.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Svornost Mine (Einigkeit Mine), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Liebigite

Formula: 
Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O
Strunz: 
5.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Usually as granular or scaly crusts.
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Adrianople, Edirne Province, Marmara Region, Turkey