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Olivenite & Strashimirite

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Olivenite & Strashimirite

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Description
Locality: 
Richelsdorf District, Wildeck, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice olivenite and strashimirite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Strashimirite

Formula: 
Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.12
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zapachitsa Cu deposit (Zapacica), Bov, Svoge Obshtina, Sofiya Oblast (Sofia Oblast), Bulgaria