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Linarite & Brochantite

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Linarite & Brochantite

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Description
Locality: 
Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5.9 × 3.7 cm
Description

Numerous of intense blue crystalsof linarite, accompanied by green brochantite richly perched in vugs or direct as elongated crystals on  quartz bearing matrix. This is an extremely colourful piece in splendid condition. Such extraordinary specimens are exceeding hard to get and consequently expensive. A top piece comes with an acrylic base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

Brochantite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...
Wendel Minerals

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