Langite

Origin: Aveyron, France

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Twins

Origin: Mollau, France

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Lubetova, Czech Republic

Sample size: 5.5 x 7 cm

 

Bluish-green coatings on matrix

Origin: Lubietova, Slovak Republic

Sample size: 5 x 7 cm

 

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Origin: Bedford United mine, Tavistock, Devon, England

Sample size: 5 x 4.5 x 5 cm

 

  

Origin: Tankardstown mine, Knockmahon, Waterford, Eire, Ireland

Sample size: 7 x 4.5 cm

 

  

Origin: Cornwall, England
Ex. A.L. McGuinness Collection

Sample size: 4 x 2 x 2 cm

 

  

The langite is dull bluish green botryoidal crystals to 1 mm. Associated with the langite is a nice 3 mm azurite crystal partially replaced by malachite.

Origin: Grandview mine, Coconino Co., Arizona, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 4 x 2 x 3 cm

 

  

Blue platy crystals in a 2 mm area and micro crystals about matrix elsewhere.

Origin: Voltaggio mine, Alessandro, Italy

Ex. Polak collecion

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 3 cm

 

  

Deep blue micro crystals to less than 0.2 mm

Origin: Lubietová, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovakia

Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 4 x 2 cm x 4 mm

 

  

Origin: Piesky, Špania Dolina, B. Bystrice, Slovakia

Sample size: 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

 

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Origin: Penberthy Croft mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK

Sample size: langite crystals to 0.75 mm, some show alteration to brochantite

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Bedford United Mine, Tavistock, Devon, England, UK

Sample size: 1.2 mm dendritic crystal group

Owner: Steve Rust

 

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