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Libethenite with Turquoise

#65552

Libethenite with Turquoise

#65552
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Cu2PO4(OH) (RRUFF)
Locality
Mount Oxide, Mt. Isa dist., Queensland, Australia
Tagged
phosphate , copper

Lustrous green micro crystals of Libethenite. The orthorhombic crystals are equant, dipyramidal with virtually no prism faces. The combination of the two minerals makes for a good contrast. The Turquoise is sugary blue.

Libethenite

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

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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