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Chalcophyllite Liroconite & Malachite

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Chalcophyllite Liroconite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Altväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
234.00gr
Description

Blueish green chalcophyllie crystals with pale blue crusts of liroconite and botryoidal malachite.

Super-rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcophyllite

Formula: 
Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)3(OH)27·33H2O
Strunz: 
8.DF.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0

Liroconite

Formula: 
Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DF.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Malachite

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

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