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Chalcanthite & Melanterite

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Chalcanthite & Melanterite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 1.6 cm
Description

Nice chalcanthite and melanterite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Melanterite

Formula: 
FeSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.35
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.