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Šlikite

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Šlikite

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Description
Locality: 
Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.2 × 1.1 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & PXRD confirmed Šlikite associated with rhodochrosite on matrix. The mineral occurs also colourless, but many specimens have a brown tint due to the oxidation of Mn.

Fourth locality in the world!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Šlikite

Formula: 
Zn2Mg(CO3)2(OH)2·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2
Colour: 
Snow-White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vladimír Mine, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite