Chalcanthite Mineral Gallery

Chalcanthite Minerals

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Chalcanthite Mineral Gallery With 4 Images

Chalcanthite Image

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Chalcanthite: CuSO4·5(H2O)
Chalcocyanite: CuSO4

Comments: White to pale bluish chalcocyanite with darker bluish chalcanthite. The mineral is hygroscopic and must be stored in a closed box.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Chalcanthite Image

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Chalcanthite: CuSO4·5(H2O)
Dolerophanite: Cu2(SO4)O
Fedotovite: K2Cu++3(SO4)3O

Comments: Brown crystals of dolerophanite with blue chalcanthite and green fedotovite.
Location: Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Chalcanthite Image

Images:

Chalcanthite: CuSO4·5(H2O)
Fedotovite: K2Cu++3(SO4)3O

Comments: Green fedotovite with pale blue chalcanthite.
Location: Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Chalcanthite Image

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Chalcanthite: CuSO4·5(H2O)

Comments: Fibrous columnar crystalline chalcanthite.
Location: Planet Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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