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Turquoise

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Locality: 
Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

A beautiful turquoise nugget studded with a few pyrite crystals. Displays well from all sides. This specimen is a much better turquoise (less greeny) than the images suggest.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Peter Crozier Minerals