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Olivenite

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Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 5.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Very rich and beautiful specimen of gemmy green olivenite crystals all over the specimen.

Collected in 1978 from the famous mines of Kamariza, near Lavrion.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK