Call number:
D54 (43)
Classification:
Carbonates
Minerals from the Lavrion Mines
Minerals from the Lavrion Mines
Name:
Αουριχαλκίτης
Translated title:
Aurichalcite
Place of origin:
Sounio, Greece
Depositional environment:
Secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of copper ore deposits. Found largely in the oxidized portions of copper deposits, it is a secondary mineral formed by the action of carbonated water acting on copper-containing minerals, or from Cu-containing solutions, such as CuSO^4 or CuCl^2 reacting with limestones.
Description:
Acicular crystals accosiated with smithsonite, formed by the supergene oxidation of sphalerite.
Chemical formula:
(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Crystal system:
Monoclinic
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