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Devilline With Selenite On Ankerite

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Devilline With Selenite On Ankerite

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Beautiful blue-green devellinte crystals coated with water clear selenite crystals contrasting well with a bed of ankerite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Devilline

Formula: 
CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Selenite

Variety Of: 

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
Peter Crozier Minerals