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Chalcosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Gunheath Pit, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 7 × 1 cm
Description

A thin granite matrix partly covered with crystalline chalcosiderite.

A very good example for this location.

Ex. Alex Williams collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcosiderite

Formula: 
Cu(Fe3+,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England, UK