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Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 3.8 cm
Description

sharp, reflective, olivenite crystals on matrix from a classic, but infrequently seen, Cornish locality.  A nice example.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
Peter Crozier Minerals