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Chrysocolla & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
La Tinajuela, Andújar, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm
Weight: 
6.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of chrysocolla covered partially by quartz crystals on matrix, other minerals are also present. This is a relatively new site known to collectors for its specimens of chrysocolla and turquoise, on a quartz matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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