Conichalcite
| ID | 408 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Conichalcite | |
| Location | Ojuela Mine - Mapimi - Durango - Mexico | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 1119 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:1119:4 |
| Formula |
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | An uncommon alteration product in the oxidation zone of copper deposits. Typically an alteration product of enargite. |
| Discovery Year | 1849 |
| Diapheny | Translucent |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Green, yellow-green, greenish yellow; light green to yellowish green in transmitted light. |
| Hardness (min) | 4.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 4.5 |
| About the name | Named by August Breithaupt and Carl Julius Fritzsche in 1849 from the Greek κουία for "konis" (powder) and χαλκος for "chalkos" (copper) in allusion to its composition and appearance of the mineral at times. |
| Streak | Light green |
| Crystal System | Orthorhombic |
| Cleavage Type | None Observed |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven |
| Morphology | Typically radial fibrous aggregates, botyroidal to reniform crusts, massive, rarely equant crystals are short prismatic [010]. |
| Twinning | Rare on {001}. |
| UV | Not fluorescent |
| Publication Year | 1849 |
| key_elements |
0 1 |
| shortcode_ima | Con |
| Group | Adelite-Descloizite Group |
Details
Price: € 20
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: 59 g
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| As | Arsenic |
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| Ca | Calcium | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| H | Hydrogen | |
| O | Oxygen |