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Strashimirite With Parnauite

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Strashimirite With Parnauite

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Description
Locality: 
Leogang, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Rich thumbnail specimen of bright strashimirite and parnauite specimen on matrix. On the backside, also some minor azurite. Possibly some minor leogangite might be present.
Very rare species from this classic Austrian locality. Obtained many years ago by an Austrian collector.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strashimirite

Formula: 
Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.12
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zapachitsa Cu deposit (Zapacica), Bov, Svoge Obshtina, Sofiya Oblast (Sofia Oblast), Bulgaria

Parnauite

Formula: 
Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DF.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Majuba Hill Mine (Majuba Mine; Mylar Mine; Tin Mine; Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology sample sites 2844 & 2846), Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA

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