Mineralpedia Details for Georgeite

Named for George Herbert Payne who was the Chief of the Mineral Division at the Government Chemical Laboratories in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Georgeite is a rare mineral found only at its type locality at Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine in Western Australia, Australia, and at the Britannia mine in Wales. It occurs as a secondary mineral in oxidized copper-nickel sulfide deposits.

Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/georgeite.pdf

Formula

Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ 

Crystal System

No Crystals 

Crystal Habit

Encrustations 

Luster

Vitreous - Dull 

Color

light blue 

Streak

light blue 

Class

Amorphous - No Crystals 

Hardness

1-2 

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Vitreous sky blue crystalline coatings of Georgeite with Malachite on Tremolite matrix. Georgeite forms in the oxidation zones of Ni deposits and is an exceptionally rare hydrated member of the Malachite group.