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Tenorite

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Tenorite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 9 × 5.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Very rich, metallic black, highly lustrous tenorite crystals up to 4 mm across on volcanic matrix from Mount Vesuvius, Italy. A very rich and nice specimen with no visible damage on the crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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