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Covellite & Phosgenite

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Covellite & Phosgenite

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Description
Locality: 
Passa Limani Cove, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Nice covellite and phosgente crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Covellite

Formula: 
CuS
Strunz: 
2.CA.05a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Phosgenite

Formula: 
Pb2CO3Cl2
Strunz: 
5.BE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White