Aurichalcite
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Aurichalcite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Laurium, Attika, Greece
- Tagged
- carbonate
Pearly, light blue-green bladed Aurichalcite composing most of the matrix and in some places covered with a fine druse of colorless Calcite. This piece has the cataloge number 16.1.4-1 which correspondes to the number on an old label from the Carl M. Davis Collection, a long time and well known collector and mentor.
Aurichalcite
- Formula
- Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Druse, Encrustations, Acicular
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Pearly
- Color
- pale green, sky blue, greenish blue
- Streak
- light blue
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 2
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Label from the Collection of Carlton M. Davis
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