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Conichalcite Psm Azurite

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Conichalcite Psm Azurite

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Locality: 
Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Here is my last piece from this magnificent find of conichalcite after azurite pseudos! Almost always the specimens are geodes of conichalcite, internally covered by azurite. In this case the internal azurite is a complete ball and there is only a small part pseudo of conichalcite over it. Some matrix of calcite is also present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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