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Caledonite Linarite Cerussite & Brochantite

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Caledonite Linarite Cerussite & Brochantite

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Description
Locality: 
King Arthur Mine, Kirki, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm
Description

This is a special specimen that I rank among the top from this locality. The King Arthur mine is mostly known for Linarite, the best in Greece, but it has also produced a few example of the best Caledonite from Greece. This piece is a fine presentation of both minerals from the locality a 2 in 1 piece! It shows them both in high quality for the locality and the associated cerussite and brochantite only add to the specimen. This linarite cluster is apx 5mm across and the linarite crystals are above 1mm, visible to the naked eye if you have good vision. From my personal collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Brochantite

Formula: 
Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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