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Urusovite

#44171
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Urusovite from Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia - 44171
Urusovite from Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia - 44171

Urusovite

#44171
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
CuAlO(AsO4) (RRUFF)
Locality
Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
Tagged
arsenate , copper

A more specific locality from the author is: Arsenatnaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption of the Tolbachik volcano. Urusovite is the pastal green masses and crystalline grains throughout the spongy matrix. There is a dark green mineral also, although it is certainly one of the many green minerals from this fumarole, which contains 19 type locality minerals.

XRD Confirmed, EDS Confirmed, Type & Only Locality

Urusovite

Formula
CuAlO(AsO4) 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Platy, Microscopic Crystals 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
light green 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Special Info
XRD Confirmed
Special Info
EDS Confirmed
Special Info
Type & Only Locality
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