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Fiemmeite

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Description
Locality: 
San Lugano, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.06cm
Description

Here we offer a nice fiemmeite specimen as radiating turquoise blue crystals with malachite and cuprite on coal matrix from the Permian sandstone occurrence of ancient fossil trees.

Fiemmeite (IMA 2017-115), named after nearby Val di Fiemme, is exclusive to this locality and one of the three natural copper oxalates, all occurring at the site (see Middlebackite in this auction).

Author's material from the original study, confirmed by micro-Raman spectroscopy at the Science Museum of Trento.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fiemmeite

Formula: 
Cu2(C2O4)(OH)2·2H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Sky blue
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Val Gardena Sandstone exposure near San Lugano pass, Fiemme Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Seller Information

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Seller's terms and conditions

We offer rare minerals to systematic collectors worldwide, doing our best to ensure accurate identification and provide adequate information and pictures.

Through extensive field search and contacts with trusted sources, we manage to provide the best in newly found species and classic type-locality minerals. Should your item prove to be different we offer an immediate refund of purchase.

Items may be returned within 15 days of receipt, please note that return costs are at customer's expense. We will issue refund as soon as we receive the item in unaltered condition.

Preferred payment is via Paypal, please follow instructions at ceckout and make payment to: [email protected] . If you don't have a Paypal account you can as well pay with your credit card following instructions for non-Paypal users.

Alternatively we accept bank transfer to: Roberto Bracco - bank: Intesa Sanpaolo - via Paleocapa 134/R - 17100 Savona, Italy.

IBAN code: IT79P0306910600100000067863 SWIFT code: BCITITMM

Cash and checks not accepted.

To contact us and ask questions about items on sale, please e-mail to: [email protected]  - phone: +39.3381058295. Returned items should be sent to: Roberto Bracco, piazza Monticello 12/2, 17100 Savona, Italy