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Theisite With Azurite

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Theisite With Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Les Ferreres Mine, Rocabruna, Camprodon, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Really amazing specimen of theisite where we can observe several globular clusters formed by lamellar crystals with an intense blue-green color contrasting with the azurite. This is a rare arsenate-antimonate of copper and zinc has been described in this mine in the Pyrenees and it is the second citation in Spain. Analysis will be sent to buyer. Accompanied by prismatic brilliant and transparent blue azurite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Theisite

Formula: 
Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Strunz: 
8.BE.75
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Off-white
Type Locality: 
Tuckerville prospects, Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Theisite With Azurite