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Turquoise With Rare Earth Elements

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Turquoise With Rare Earth Elements

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Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Polished specimen of turquoise (very rich in REE and platinoids) in matrix from the only locality for turquoise in Greece. Specimen comes from the best and only find of massive turquoise i did at the locality. Turquoise from there was known only as thin films on matrix rock.

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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