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Lindackerite & Olivenite

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Lindackerite & Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Fenugu Sibiri Mine, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Bluish-green lindackerite associated with olivenite and another Cu, Co,Ni arsenate. The latter phase needs investigation. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lindackerite

Formula: 
CuCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·8-9H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.30
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Lindackerite & Olivenite