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Chalcocyanite

Ex-John H. Eicher Collection; ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Powdery aggregates of chalcocyanite (labeled as hydrocyanite originally) from an old collection. The dimension given is for the largest piece. The glass jar shown here has a diameter of 5.3 cm. Collected by John H. Eicher in the 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcocyanite

Formula: 
CuSO4
Strunz: 
7.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
David J. Eicher

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