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Turquoise

With REE & Platinoids
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Polished turquoise specimen from the only locality in Greece where turquoise is found and from the finest find of this mineral ever made there.XRD and SEM analysis showed very high concentration in REE and platinoids.A common mineral but a great rarity for Greece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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