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Callaghanite

#35440
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Callaghanite from Basic Refractories mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada, United States - 35440
Callaghanite from Basic Refractories mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada, United States - 35440

Callaghanite

#35440
Availability
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Size
3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Cu2Mg2CO3(OH)6·2H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Basic Refractories mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
Tagged
copper

Superb, deep blue Callaghanite crystals too small to capture with our camera. under the scope these crystals ar stunning. I rarely see such well-developed callaghanite crystals.

Type Locality

Callaghanite

Formula
Cu2Mg2CO3(OH)6·2H2O 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
azure, violet blue 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
3-3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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