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Turquoise

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Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 3.5 × 1 cm
Description

Rare for the locality massive and very hard turquoise specimen with intense color.The old Cu mines of Vathi village is the locality for the finest turquoise in Greece.Analysis on turquoise showed high content in REE (Th,Ce,La,Nd,Dy,Y,Er),platinoids (Ir,Os) and gold.Hard to get nowdays such specimens.

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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