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Chenevixite & Philipsbornite

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Chenevixite & Philipsbornite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2 × 1.9 cm
Description

This is a very rare found from Lavrion. Pale greenish philipsbornite occurs on yellow-green, botryodal chenevixite.

Mineral Data
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Chenevixite

Formula: 
Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.DD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Philipsbornite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
Loranth Minerals

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