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Herbertsmithite - San Francisco Mine - Sierra Gorda - Antofagasta . Chile (TYPE LOCALITY)
(#:MINS8367)
Dark green Herbertsmithite crystals with near adamantine lustre coat one face of a Dolomitic matrix. Awarded IMA status in 2003, this is rich example of an unusual Copper Zinc Halide, originally thought to be Zinc bearing Paratacamite.Ex
Francesco Bedognè
coll. #2001
Formula :
Cu
3
3Zn[(OH)
3
|Cl]
2
System:
triclinic
Hardness:
3-3½
Rarity:
rare
Strunz id:III/D.01-57 - III - Alogenures
Name origin:
Honouring Dr. G. F. Herbert Smith (1872-1953) of the Natural History Museum, London, England, who discovered the mineral Paratacamite.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1 mm
Overall size: 43mm x 30 mm x 12 mm
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