Specimen #825
Name: Lab Grown Chalcanthite
Type: Mineral
Locality: Man made, Poland
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 20 x 16 x 12 cm
Weight: 1256
Acquired: 2008-10-06
Source: Gift from Colleen, Bought in Prague, Czech Republic
Label: N
Comment: Chalcanthite, whose name derives from the Greek, chalkos and anthos, meaning copper flower, is a richly-colored blue/green water-soluble sulfate mineral. Suspect grown in Poland. Treated with Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic to preserve it. (As of 1/7/22 the preservative has not worked very well).
Minerals: Chalcanthite (CuSO4 5(H2O))
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