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Cornetite

#BN65052
Cornetite from L'Etoile du Congo mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - BN65052
Cornetite from L'Etoile du Congo mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - BN65052

Cornetite

#BN65052
Availability
Available
Price
$325.00
Size
16 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Cu3PO4(OH)3 (RRUFF)
Locality
L'Etoile du Congo mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Tagged
phosphate , copper

Large plate covered by hundreds of lustrous blue crystals of Cornetite from 0.5mm to 5mm. Both sides are covered. Exceptional specimen.

Cornetite

Formula
Cu3PO4(OH)3 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
greenish blue, dark blue 
Streak
blue 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
4.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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