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Chenevixite & Olivenite

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Chenevixite & Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Bali Lo Mine, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.6 × 2.7 cm
Description

A rich green boxwork of chenevixite with rich overgrowths of olivenite in the pockets throughout the specimen.   Red aggregates of an unidentified mineral are in association, with other species likely upon close examination.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chenevixite

Formula: 
Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.DD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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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