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Veszelyite from
Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo


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Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
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Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
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Veszelyite

Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Veszelyite
Formula:(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Comments:Well formed crystals with pseudo-octahedral habit to 7 mm (1 to 2 mm on average). Aggregates of parallel grown crystals, still looking pseudo-octahedral, up to 2 cm.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite49
Kipushite19
Zincolibethenite10
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Veszelyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1413451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1413451:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
www.spiriferminerals.com (2020) https://www.spiriferminerals.com/196,Veszelyites-and-other-minerals-from-Congo.html
Tomasz Praszkier (2021) Veszelyit und Hemimorphit aus Palabanda im Kongo. Lapis 46(5), p. 18-27.
 
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