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Conichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Cabeça Alta Mines, Monsaraz, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Fantastic conichalcite sample!

Many well formed conichalcite crystals on quartz crystals.

Beautiful under the scope!

The sample came from a group of old mines, virtually unknown and imposible to reach now: they were flooded by the Alqueva reservoir, several meters under the water...

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain