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Glaucocerinite

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Glaucocerinite

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Description
Locality: 
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm
Description

A rare example of glaucocerinite from the type locality! The intense blue areas were polished to reveal the gorgous deep blue color that is hiding underneath!

ex Konstantinos Papaspyropoulos collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Glaucocerinite

Formula: 
(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2·nH2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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