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Elyite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
La Cruz, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

This is a fantastic and very rich specimen of the rare mineral Elyite.

Violet elyite crystals in vugs all over the matrix of an old slag.

Beatiful.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Elyite

Formula: 
Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.65
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Purple
Type Locality: 
Caroline tunnel, Ward mine (Silver King mine), Ward District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA