Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla
Item-No.: MIN0452 Price: 28.00 EUR
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain Mining District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Chrysocolla
Item-No.: MIN5610 Price: 55.00 EUR
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain Mining District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
| Synonyms: | Chalcostaktite, Copper Pitchblende, Crysocolla, Demidovite, Dillenbergite, Llanca |
| Classification: | Silicates, Phyllosilicates |
| Chemical formula: | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O |
| Crystal system: | Orthorhombic |
| Density (g/cm3): | 1,93 - 2,4 measured |
| Tenacity: | Brittle |
| Cleavage: | None observed |
| Fracture: | Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 2,5 - 3,5 |
| Colour: | Green, bluish green, blue, blackish blue to black, or brown and rarely yellow |
| Lustre: | Vitreous, Waxy, Earthy |
| Streak: | Light green |
| Application: | Minor ore of copper |