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Paratacamite on Chalcocite

#PD30895

Paratacamite on Chalcocite

#PD30895
Availability
Sold
Size
10 x 5 x 3.5 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Cu2+3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Levant mine, St. Just dist., Cornwall, England
Tagged
copper

Minute sparkly green Paratacamite crystals coveraing Hematite and Chalcocite.

Paratacamite

Formula
Cu2+3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Rhombohedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Encrustations 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Dull 
Color
greenish black, dark green 
Streak
light green 
Class
Trigonal - Rhombohedral 
Fracture
Conchoidal - Uneven 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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