Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Plancheite / Quartz
Sanda Hills, Mindouli/Kamedi, Pool Region, Congo [Republic]
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Coating
Combination
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| Origin Location |
Sanda Hills, Mindouli/Kamedi, Pool Region, Congo [Republic] |
| Description |
This is an affordable piece of the sought-after powder blue plancheite with smoky quartz overgrown, from the Sanda Hills locality in Congo. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Plancheite: Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O
octacopper tetrasilicon oxygen oxygen tetrahydrogen hydrogen oxide *
Quartz: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Caledonite / Linarite / Brochantite Azurite Hemimorphite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Malachite / Dolomite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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