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Turquoise

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Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 1.9 cm
Description

Polished specimen of turquoise from the only locality in Greece for this mineral.XRD and SEM analysis showed high content in Th,Ce,La,Nd,Dy, Y,Ir,Os,Er,U and Au among others.Specimen comes from the best find of this mineral i did at the locality about 3 years ago.

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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