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Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Serabit el-Khadim, South Sinai, Egypt
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 5 cm
Weight: 
31.00gr
Description

It's the original mineral extracted by the ancient Egyptians for the creation of the famous jewels of the pharaohs. Inside the ancient mines there are still heavy residues of the turquoise veins in association with other interesting minerals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0