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Olivenite / Conichalcite
Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Coating Combination
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Origin Location |
Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico |
Description |
A very attractive, colorful specimen of moss green conichalcite coating a matrix, with tiny prismatic, shard-like crystals of olivenite |
Luster |
Not noted, see photo. |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Miniature |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Olivenite: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) dicopper arsenic tetroxygen hydroxide *
Conichalcite: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) calcium copper arsenic tetroxygen hydroxide *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz![Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz](/Files/Minerals/BerylvarAquamarineQuartz_903_1_sm.jpg) Gormanite![Gormanite](/Files/Minerals/Gormanite_989_0_sm.jpg) Beryl var. Aquamarine![Beryl var. Aquamarine](/Files/Minerals/BerylvarAquamarine_400_sm.jpg) Beryl var. Aquamarine![Beryl var. Aquamarine](/Files/Minerals/BerylvarAquamarine_838_sm.jpg) Fluorite![Fluorite](/Files/Minerals/Fluorite_379_sm.jpg) Metazeunerite![Metazeunerite](/Files/Minerals/Metazeunerite_173_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Ca Cu As O H Ca Cu Al As O H
Ca Cu As O H Ca Cu As O S H
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): olivenite adelite-descloizite-adelite subgroup
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Olivenite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Olivenite Search Web Mineral DB: Olivenite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Olivenite Search Wikipedia: Conichalcite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Conichalcite Search Web Mineral DB: Conichalcite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Conichalcite
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