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Connellite

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Description
Locality: 
Perran Great St George Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4.5 × 2 cm
Description

A fine specimen of connellite made up of compact layers of deep blue fiberous crystals.

One of the better specimens collected from the old workings in May 2008.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Connellite

Formula: 
Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4·3H2O
Strunz: 
3.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, St Ives District, Cornwall, England, UK