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Name: |
libethenite |
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Class: |
Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates |
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Chemistry: |
Cu2(PO4)(OH) Copper hydroxy phosphate |
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Color(s): |
green, olive green, greenish black, Streak: olive green |
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Hardness: |
4.0 |
SpecGrav: |
3.8 - 3.97 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
good 2 directions |
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Crystal: |
Orthorhombic (usually short prismatic) |
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Envronment: |
oxidized zones of copper deposits, |
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Association: |
malachite, pseudo malachite, euchroite, limonite |
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Locals: |
| France | England | USSR | Zaire | Navada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania/USA | Chile | |
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Misc: |
Named after its locality, Lubietova (German Livethen), Czechoslovakia |
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1.) Morenci, Arazona
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4.) Estremos, Portugal |
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