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Conichalcite Strashimirite & Azurite

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Conichalcite Strashimirite & Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
La Amorosa Mine, Villahermosa del Rio, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Rich sample with conichalcite spheres, azurite and light green needles of strashimirite.

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

Strashimirite

Formula: 
Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.12
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zapachitsa Cu deposit (Zapacica), Bov, Svoge Obshtina, Sofiya Oblast (Sofia Oblast), Bulgaria

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...