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Aurichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

This aurichalcite has resided in my own collection for the past 15 yrs and is only moving on now due to an upgrade. It consists of numerous sprays of sharp crystals with a good blue/green colour (more blue than green in real life). Much better coverage than most that are offered for sale which is one of the main reasons I kept it for so long. A great example of an Ojuela classic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aurichalcite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Loktevskoye Mine (Loktevskii Mine), Upper Loktevka River, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Peter Crozier Minerals