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Turquoise On Faustite

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Turquoise On Faustite

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Description
Locality: 
Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

A series of shallow interlocking cavities are lined with greyish white faustite on to which intense sky blue turquoise crystals have formed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Faustite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Compact masses
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Copper King mine, Schroeder Mt, Maggie Creek District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA
Earthstones Australia

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