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Juangodoyite Malachite Chalcopyrite & Covellite

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Juangodoyite Malachite Chalcopyrite & Covellite

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Description
Locality: 
Rudna 9 Mine, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 5 × 3.7 cm
Description

Very unusual for the find specimen of very rare light blue Juangodoyite with green Malachite on sandstone matrix,very rich in Chalcopyrite and Covellite. Specimen from recent (2018-2019) finds in Rudna 9 mine - third worldwide locality for Juangodoyite (mindat)! Specimens from this find was analysed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Juangodoyite

Formula: 
Na2Cu(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.60
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosa Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya District, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Covellite

Formula: 
CuS
Strunz: 
2.CA.05a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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