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Paratacamite

#PD36843
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Paratacamite from Nangeoo mine, Murrin, West Australia, Australia - PD36843
Paratacamite from Nangeoo mine, Murrin, West Australia, Australia - PD36843

Paratacamite

#PD36843
Availability
Sold
Size
3.5 x 3 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Cu2+3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Nangeoo mine, Murrin, West Australia, Australia
Tagged
copper

Not much of a specimen, but thought I would put it out there for its locality.

Paratacamite

Formula
Cu2+3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Rhombohedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Encrustations 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Dull 
Color
greenish black, dark green 
Streak
light green 
Class
Trigonal - Rhombohedral 
Fracture
Conchoidal - Uneven 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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