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Rosasite On Chrysocolla

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Rosasite On Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Globe, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.8 × 4.6 cm
Weight: 
71.00gr
Description

Blue-green spheroidal growths of rosasite on a blue chrysocolla matrix, coated by transparent microcrystals (probably hemimorphite), and with some cavities holding nice euhedral cerussite.

Exchanged in 1989 by René Virlet.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

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