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Brochantite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 4.1 × 1.8 cm
Description

A solid mass of dark green to nearly black crystals of brochantite from Bisbee; an old piece acquired by John H. Eicher in the early 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brochantite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...
David J. Eicher

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