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Conichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 6.5 × 3.1 cm
Description

Bright apple green, spherical conichalcite crystals richly covering the matrix and lining vugs. Over the first conichalcite there are hundreds of tiny, brighter glassy dark green conichalcite crystals. Beautiful specimen, superb under the scope!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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