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Ktenasite With Serpierite

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Ktenasite With Serpierite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Trisa Mines, Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
52.00gr
Description

One of the key rarities of the current auction is given by a rich boxed miniature of pale green ktenasite associated to darker serpierite from this Italian mine, little known outside of Italy but rich in interesting species.

Crystals are in good conditions, fairly lustrous, and are best appreciated at 10x.

Quite rich for ktenasite. Specimens from this paragenesis sometimes host some rare hexagonal namuwite too (not observed by me though). It comes with an old Italian label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ktenasite

Formula: 
Zn(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Serpierite

Formula: 
Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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