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Cuprorivaite

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Cuprorivaite

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Description
Locality: 
Klaksvik, Borðoy, Faroe Islands, Denmark
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

 This extremely rare Copper-Calcium-Silicate, occurs here in the form of pale blue tabular-tetragonal crystals of 0.5 mm, sporadically grown on  cavities with light yellow Clinoptilolite-Ca crystals. Nice specimens from a new find in June 2021.

Mineral Data
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Cuprorivaite

Formula: 
CaCu[Si4O10]
Strunz: 
9.EA.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy