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Cuprian Adamite & Aragonite

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Cuprian Adamite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 11.6 × 5.5 cm
Weight: 
710.00gr
Description

Very big and attractive specimen full of blueish green cuprian adamite crystals on all sides. Some white aragonite and a botryoidal mineral, which hasn't been identified yet. Goethite/limonite also present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprian Adamite

Variety Of: 

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Hardness: 
0.0

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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