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Libethenite
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<p>Libethenite is a rare <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a> <a href="/facts/Phosphate/FDGVCxUG">phosphate</a> <a href="/facts/Hydroxide/zW0wxpWD">hydroxide</a> mineral. It forms striking, dark green <a href="/facts/Orthorhombic/3zo4F8P0">orthorhombic</a> crystals. It was discovered in 1823 in <a href="/facts/%C4%BDubietov%C3%A1/P5njna2F">Ľubietová</a>, <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a> and is named after the German name of that locality (<i>Libethen</i>). Libethenite has also been found in the Miguel Vacas Mine, Conceição, <a href="/facts/Vila_Vi%C3%A7osa/c02h8vGM">Vila Viçosa</a>, <a href="/facts/%C3%89vora_District/6rk2jDB2">Évora District</a>, <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>, and in Tier des Carrières, Cahai, Vielsaim, <a href="/facts/Stavelot_Massif/48Dzyg55">Stavelot Massif</a>, <a href="/facts/Luxembourg_(Belgium)/6kmEkPB8">Luxembourg Province</a>, <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a>. </p>