Libethenite on Malachite

Name: Libethenite
Price: 40.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

#PD33084

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#PD33084

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Size: 4 x 5.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Formula: Cu₂PO₄(OH) (RRUFF)
Locality: Kakanda, Katanga Copper Crescent, Democratic Republic of Congo
Tagged: phosphate

Deep lustrous green Libethenite microcrystals covering the open vuggy areas of matrix, with Malachite.

Formula: Cu₂PO₄(OH)
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Prismatic, Druse, Globular
Cleavage: Indistinct, Indistinct, None
Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Color: green, dark green, blackish green, light olive green, dark olive green
Streak: light green
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 4