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Francisite

EDS confirmed!

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Description
Locality: 
Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Rich intense green francisite from the Baccu Locci mine, Sardinia, Italy. 

EDS confirmed specimen no 889. Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Francisite

Formula: 
Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl
Strunz: 
4.JG.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Francisite
Analysis Report - only: Francisite