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Hilarionite & Chalcanthite

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Hilarionite & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

A fine and unusual combination of this rare type locality mineral with intense blue chalcanthite.Such specimens came fron a small find at Hilarion mine and quickly found their way to collections with no new material available now. 

Mineral Data
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Hilarionite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)·6H2O
Hardness: 
2.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Hilarion Mine (Hilarion adit; Hilarion Mine No. 50), Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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