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Mineral Information on:
herrerite

Chemical Group:    carbonate

Chemical Formula:   (Zn,Cu)CO₃

Color:   apple green to dark green, pistachio green, emerald green                                                                      

Streak: yellowish gray

Hardness:    4 to 4.5             Specific Gravity:    4.3             

translucent
 

Luster:  vitreous to pearly

Cleavage:
 

Tenacity:  brittle

Crystal Forms:

Habits: massive, reniform

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:

Occurrences: 

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

Additional Information:  might be thought of as a cuprian variety of smithsonite