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Tyrolite

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Description
Locality: 
Falkenstein, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm
Description

Rare tyrolite in most intense color set on light matrix. The contrast is really amazing! It is a secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of copper deposits. The specimen is from the type locality and monoclinic. A rare and fine specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tyrolite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.10
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Falkenstein, Falkenstein District, Schwaz, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria