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Dolerophanite & Euchlorine

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Dolerophanite & Euchlorine

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Yadovitaya Fumarole, Second Scoria Cone, Great Fissure, Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Loose crystals of dolerophanite partially coated or completely transformed to a greenish blue species, probably a mix of euchlorine and fedotovite. The crystals range from 2 to 1 mm.

Acquired in 1982, it is an Ex Georges Vanacker* specimen.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

 

*Vanackerite from Tsumeb was named after him.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolerophanite

Formula: 
Cu2(SO4)O
Strunz: 
7.BB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Euchlorine

Formula: 
KNaCu3(SO4)3O
Strunz: 
7.BC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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