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Cuprian Austinite & Austinite

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Cuprian Austinite & Austinite

ex coll. Klaus Arnold
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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 6.1 × 3 cm
Description

Interesting specimen with two generations of austinite - colorless crystals and green cuprian austinite. Rare.
A few conichalcite balls and a little weathered galena (?).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprian Austinite

Variety Of: 

Austinite

Formula: 
CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Austinite

Formula: 
CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Deep Creek Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA

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