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Annabergite

#PD30983

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Locality: Annaberg, Saxony, Germany
Formula: Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 7 x 4 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: arsenate
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Older specimen from the Hugh Ford and Carlton Davis collection - see Prov. tab. Not the most appealing Annabergite I have ever seen, but it type locality. The piece is heavy which indicates it is composed of Nickeline. Although Nickeline is not listed on Mindat. Could be with arsenic.

Annabergite

Formula: Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Earthy, Encrustations, Massive
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Pearly
Color: apple green, greenish white, gray, yellow green, white
Streak: light green
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 2

Collection: Phillips Collection
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Attikaite

#PD35386

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Locality: Laurium, Attika, Greece
Formula: Ca₃Cu₂Al₂(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄·2H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: arsenate , copper

Light green spherulitic crystals less than 1mm covering an area of about 4x3mm. Associated with Serpierite(?).

Attikaite

Formula: Ca₃Cu₂Al₂(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄·2H₂O
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Encrustations
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: light blue, greenish blue
Streak: pale blue
Class: Orthorhombic
Fracture: Flexible
Hardness: 2-2.5

Collection: Phillips Collection

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Attikaite
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Bambollaite

#PD35376

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Locality: Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Formula: CuSe₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 3 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm - Thumbnail
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Dull grey metallic patches in matrix. Coverage on both sides. Identification is probable but not confirmed.

Bambollaite

Formula: CuSe₂
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Luster: Metallic
Color: brownish gray, gray
Class: Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Hardness: 3

Collection: Phillips Collection
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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Bambollaite
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Bikitaite

#PD35364

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Locality: Bikita Pegmatite, Masvingo dist., Zimbabwe
Formula: LiAlSi₂O₆·H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail
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Colorless long bladed crystals flat on matrix to about 5mm. Bikitaite is a very rare lithium silicate found at only three localities worldwide - all pegmatites.