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Katerinopoulosite

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Katerinopoulosite

New Mineral type

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Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

The pieces of this very small pocket with so many rarities on one piece are getting less and less.Thi is a great miniature from the new mineral katerinopoulosite 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!The find was very small to my knowledge and this is a new species!

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

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