Tiberiobardiite, Brochantite

Specimen ID: JTX-EJ2

Mineral(s)
Tiberiobardiite : {Cu9Al[SiO3(OH)]2(OH)12(H2O)6}(SO4)1.5·10H2O
Brochantite : Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Locality
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Tiberiobardiite, thin, pseudo-hexagonal crystals, up to 40 µm in size, with iron oxides. Cretaio, Prata, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Tuscany. Holotype specimen, #19900, collection of the Museo di Storia Naturale of the University of Pisa. Image obtained from: Biagioni, C., Pasero, M., Zaccarini, F. (2018) Tiberiobardiite, Cu9Al(SiO3OH)2(OH)12(H2O)6(SO4)1.5·10H2O, a New Mineral Related to Chalcophyllite from the Cretaio Cu Prospect, Massa Marittima, Grosseto (Tuscany, Italy): Occurrence and Crystal Structure. Minerals 2018: 8(4): 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8040152 The article is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
Ronnie Van Dommelen - 9th August 2018
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