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Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Las Cocotas Mine, Tíjola, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.2 × 3 cm
Weight: 
32.00gr
Description

Spectacular specimen of olivenite crystals from the second large geode  found at this mine by Angel Romero Escobar, the Olivenite is accompanied by conichalcite and chenevixite on quartzite matrix. Really this is a very aesthetic specimen from this mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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