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Conichalcite

Collected Easter 2011
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Barilla Mine, Mount Lyndhurst Station, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4.7 × 3.8 cm
Description

A rich covering of bright green conichalcite on siltstone matrix from this small 19th century copper mine in the outback. An excellent locality specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Gondwana Minerals