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Kyrgyzstanite

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Kyrgyzstanite

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2.3 cm
Description

Silky white kyrgyzstanite crystals on gypsum. 

References:

M.E. Ciriotti collection [S. Möckel 2010 - EDX+PXRD]; Kolitsch, U., Rieck, B., Brandstätter, F., Schreiber, F., Fabritz, K. H., Blaß, G. & Gröbner, J. (2014): Neufunde aus dem altem Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (I). Mineralien-Welt 25 (1), 60-75 (in German).

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kyrgyzstanite

Formula: 
ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.75
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Kara-Tangi U deposit, Batken Oblast, Kyrgyzstan