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Theisite & Azurite

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Theisite & 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 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Excellent and rich specimen of theisite where we can observe several globular clusters formed by lamellar crystals with an intense blue-green color contrasting with the azurite. Also more clear theisite lamelar crystals isolated. This mineral species from this mine is the second citation in Spain. This is a rare arsenate-antimonate of copper and zinc has been described in this mine in the Pyrenees. We will send SEM-EDS analysis to the buyer.

Collected: 
2017
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...