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Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Polished all around piece of turquoise with only one small area broken (can be used as specimen's base).Specimen comes from the only locality in Greece for turquoise and what makes it special is material's high content in Th,Ce,La,Nd,Dy,Y,Ir,Os,Er,U (+ others including Au) found on analysis. From my find that is considered the best for this material.

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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