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Olivenite

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Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Green prismatic crystals of olivenite with good lustre and green colour. Acquired in 1991, it is an Ex. Bob Janssens specimen, #714.

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

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