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Liroconite & Chenevixite

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Liroconite & Chenevixite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 5 × 2 cm
Description

Small cavities in quartz limonite matrix lined with turquoise liroconite crystals to 2 mm also some massive deep blue liroconite and green chenevixite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Liroconite

Formula: 
Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DF.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Chenevixite

Formula: 
Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.DD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK