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Connellite Native Copper & Natrolite

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Connellite Native Copper & Natrolite

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Description
Locality: 
Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2.9 cm
Description

A cavity in basalt is lined with bright white natrolite crystals, there are two or three turquoise blue connellite blooms amongst the natrolite and two small black native copper crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Connellite

Formula: 
Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4·3H2O
Strunz: 
3.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, St Ives District, Cornwall, England, UK

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Natrolite

Formula: 
Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hohentwiel, Singen, Hegau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Earthstones Australia

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