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Szenicsite

#36145

Szenicsite

#36145
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 3.5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Cu3MoO4(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Jardinera No.1 mine, Inca de Oro, Atacama, Chile
Tagged
copper

Lustrous green crystals to 2 cm arranged as a rosette and perched on the top of the matrix, ex-Terry Szenics collection, with his label. Excellent specimen, originally from the Arkenstone. Szenicsite of this magnitude is nearly impossible to acquire anymore. Extremely rare worldwide with two reported localities. The Arizona locality doesn't compare.

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Szenicsite

Formula
Cu3MoO4(OH)4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Bladed, Radial 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
dark green 
Streak
green 
Class
Orthorhombic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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