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Rosasite

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Rosasite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tiny-Arenas Mine, Oridda, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
410.00gr
Description

Numerous spherules up to 2 mm diameter  of radial acicular crystals of the characteristic blue, which completely cover the piece. Historical sample from the famous Sardinian mine.

Mineral Data
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Rosasite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy