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Chrysocolla & Tenorite

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Chrysocolla & Tenorite

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Description
Locality: 
Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.1 × 6.8 × 3.5 cm
Description

Good colour and original label. Maybe you will find more minerals grown on this specimen. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Tenorite

Formula: 
CuO
Strunz: 
4.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy