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Szenicsite Powellite & Azurite

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Szenicsite Powellite & Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Carlota Mine, Top of the World, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

A rare specimen of szenicsite from the Carlota Mine.   This specimen features a small pale green cluster of szenicsite in azurite, associated with powellite and malachite.   The szenicsite can be differentiated from the associated malachite by color and habit.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Szenicsite

Formula: 
Cu3(MoO4)(OH)4
Strunz: 
7.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Powellite

Formula: 
Ca(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Peacock Mine (South Peacock; Darland; Peacock & South Peacock), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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