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Olivenite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Classic dark olive green olivenite crystals with very good lustre, on a crystallized quartz matrix, from a super classic locality.

Bought by Ludo Van Goethem in the late 1970’s.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

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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