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Chalcotrichite

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Chalcotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Phoenix, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Nice old time specimen displaying a good coverage of deep red chalcotrichite on gossan matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
Cu2O
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Red