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Cyanotrichite

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Cyanotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Grand View Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 4 × 1.8 cm
Description

Deep blue balls and sprays of cyanotrichite with minor malachite from an older collection. Obtained in 1976.

Very beautiful specimen especially under the microscope !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cyanotrichite

Formula: 
Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Moldova Nouă (Neumoldowa), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo ore field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania