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Chrysocolla Tenorite & Calcite

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Chrysocolla Tenorite & Calcite

coll. by Jack Crackford
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

A nice specimen with blackish tenorite surrounded by blueish green chrysocolla and covered with white calcite (?). Collected by Jack Crawford.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Tenorite

Formula: 
CuO
Strunz: 
4.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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