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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

An unusual combination of rare type locality hilarionite with intense blue chalcanthite on matrix rock.Hilarionite shows very fine microcrystals and crystal aggregates rarely seen for this mineral.Very nice display and excellent for close up photos.Specimen is from a single find of this combination done at Lavrion a few years ago.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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