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1 item @ $25.00  

Nakauriite with Callaghanite

#BAC61735

Nakauriite with Callaghanite

#BAC61735
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 3 x 1.8 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Cu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Basic Refractories mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
Tagged
carbonate , copper

Tiny bundles of light blue fibrous or acicular crystals in an area 1mm across intimately associated with deep azur blue and sharp Callaghanite.

Nakauriite

Formula
Cu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Acicular, Fibrous, Microscopic Crystals 
Color
sky blue, light blue 
Class
Orthorhombic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

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