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Erythrite & Malachite

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Erythrite & Malachite

ex collection Klossberger 1968, ex collection Aidara-Hühne
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Description
Locality: 
Weiße Mine, Imsbach, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 5.8 × 3 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of pink erythrite with minor green malachite on matrix. Material from the 'white pit' (Weiße Grube) is very rare and sought after.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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