Serpierite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:141645 345 Read counter

Call number:
Ορυκτά από τα ορυχεία του Λαυρίου
D54 (45)
Classification:
Sulfates
Minerals from the Lavrion Mines
Name:
Σερπιερίτης
Translated title:
Serpierite
Place of origin:
Kamariza / Lavrion, Greece
Depositional environment:
Oxidation zone of a base metal rich, carbonate replacement mineralization
Description:
Acicular blue crystals of serpierite overgrown on limonite pseudomorph after calcite.Type locality of this secondary mineral is the Serpieri mine in Kamariza area.
Chemical formula:
Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6*3H2O
Crystal system:
Monoclinic

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