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Wavellite & Native Copper

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Wavellite & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Castle Dome, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a group of native copper crystals hosting small balls and sprays of wavellite. A very unusual paragenesis! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK

Copper

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

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