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Fornacite Mimetite & Chrysocolla

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Fornacite Mimetite & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Lone Star Mine, Groom Creek District, Yavapi County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm
Description

Matrix with dark olive green fornacite micro crystal clusters in association with bright yellow mimetite crystals and light blue chrysocolla. T3

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fornacite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
7.FC.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Renéville Mine (Djoué Mines), Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

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