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Katerinopoulosite With Gypsum

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Katerinopoulosite With Gypsum

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

This is one of the few representatives of the new species named in honor of professor Katerinopoulos! The specimens are known to have antlerite, brochantite, goslarite,ktansite, epsomite,gypsum, niedermayrite, lazaridisite and voudourisite as paragenesis to the new species! This piece apart from being an important specimen,is also aesthtic,something we normally do not see in microscopic rarities.The ram horn gypsum crystals and the gypsum matrix have blue inclusions and glow with backlight!This makes them great pieces even without the rarities.Please note that this was a very, very small find,this is historic!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Katerinopoulosite

Formula: 
(NH4)2Zn(SO4)2·6H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Esperanza Mine, Lavrion District, Attica, Greece
Isostructural with: 
Boussingaultite
Mohrite
Nickelboussingaultite

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

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