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Cyanotrichite

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Cyanotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Qinglong Mine, Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
5 × 10 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
150.00gr
Description

Cyanotrichite sprays cover a large face with drusy quartz. This is a good display specimen as the sprays are widely spread and have that nice darker core. The whole display face is in fine condition. From a 2019 find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cyanotrichite

Formula: 
Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Moldova Nouă (Neumoldowa), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo ore field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania