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Chalcanthite In Fossil Wood

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Chalcanthite In Fossil Wood

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Locality: 
Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.8 × 6.5 cm
Weight: 
54.00gr
Description

Interesting specimen consisting of Chalcanthite that has crystallized within the fractures of the wood constituting the armor of the galleries of the famous Ligurian copper mine.  Crystals are dimension up to 4 mm side

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

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