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Euchroite

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Euchroite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Svätodušná Deposit, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 4.5 × 2 cm
Description

Very fine example of rare euchroite from Slovakia. The brown matrix is hosting a crystal of up to 5 mm and it exhibits a deep satturated green colour.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Euchroite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.07
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Svätodušná (Svätoduška) deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia