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Zapatalite with Libethenite - Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal (#:MINS9182)

Blue Zapatelite with beautiful dark green Libethenite xls up to 2 mm in association.

Formula :
Cu3Al4[(OH)3/PO4]3 * 4 H2O

System: tetragonal Hardness:Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/D.20-10 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named after Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), peasant hero of the Mexican revolution. He was the Mexican rebel leader who stated that "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." He was a former sharecropper who organized and led peasants during the battles of the Mexican Revolution.

Specimen weight:56 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size: 62mm x 20 mm x 36 mm

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Zapatalite with Libethenite - Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal

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