Aurichalcite

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- Olivine
- Onyx
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- Orpiment
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- Peridot
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- Pinolith
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
- Sodalite
- Sphalerite
- Spinel
- Staurolite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite
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- Turquoise
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Mineral formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Crystal system: monoclinic
Crystal habit: radiating masses of acicular crystals
Cleavage: Perfect on {010} and {100}.
Fracture: irregular, uneven
Color: pale green, sky blue, greenish-blue
Luster: silky, pearly
Diaphaneity: transparent
Moh’s scale hardness: 1 - 2
Streak: light blue
Specific gravity: 3.96
Named after: “Aurichalcum” means mountain copper. in 1839, Böttger named the mineral for its copper and zinc content, the constituents of brass.
Type locality: Loktevskoye Mine, Upper Loktevka River, Altai Krai, Russia
Geologic occurrence: A secondary mineral in copper and zinc deposits, aurichalcite is typically found as blue or green crusts or mats of tiny acicular crystals, often as feathery, tufted, drusy coatings.
Energetic properties: aurichalcite is a soothing stone, and enhances courage, in particular the knowing that the only thing to fear is fear itself. This brings greater inner harmony and personal courage, promoting the freedom to think and create for yourself and to share your originality.
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- Actinolite
- Adamite
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- Altaite
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Ammonite
- Apatite
- Apophyllite
- Aquamarine
- Aragonite
- Aura Quartz
- Aurichalcite
- Austinite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Baker Geodes
- Barite
- Beryl
- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
- Bloodstone
- Brochantite
- Brucite
- Calcite
- Carnelian
- Cassiterite
- Celestite
- Cerussite
- Chabazite
- Chalcedony
- Chalcopyrite
- Charoite
- Chiastolite
- Chrome Diopside
- Chrysocolla
- Citrine
- Columbite
- Conichalcite
- Copper
- Covellite
- Cuprite
- Danburite
- Descloisite
- Dinosaur Bone (fossil)
- Dioptase
- Dolomite
- Emerald
- Erythrite
- Epidote
- Feldspar
- Fluorite
- Fossil Coral
- Fossil Sand Dollar
- Fossil Sea Urchin
- Fossil Shells
- Fossil Starfish
- Fuchsite
- Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
- Galena
- Garnet
- Geodes
- Goethite
- Gypsum
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herkimer "diamond"
- Heulandite
- Iolite
- Jade, Nephrite, and Jadeite
- Jasper
- Jet
- Kyanite
- Labradorite
- Lapis Lazuli
- Larimar
- Lemurian quartz
- Lepidolite
- Libyan Desert Glass
- Linarite
- Lithium Quartz
- Magnetite
- Malachite
- Mesolite
- Meteorite
- Mexican Onyx
- Microcline
- Mimetite
- Moldavite
- Moonstone
- Moqui Balls
- Mordenite
- Morganite
- Mottramite
- Obsidian
- Olivine
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood (fossil)
- Phlogopite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Pinolith
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
- Sodalite
- Sphalerite
- Spinel
- Staurolite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite
- Stromatolite (fossil)
- Sunstone
- Super 7
- Tanzanite
- Thulite
- Tiffany Stone
- Tigers Eye
- Trilobite (fossil)
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
- Unakite
- Variscite
- Vesuvianite
- Volborthite
- Wulfenite
- Yooperlite
- Zeolites
- Zoisite
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- About
- Actinolite
- Adamite
- Agate
- Albite
- Altaite
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Ammonite
- Apatite
- Apophyllite
- Aquamarine
- Aragonite
- Aura Quartz
- Aurichalcite
- Austinite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Baker Geodes
- Barite
- Beryl
- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
- Bloodstone
- Brochantite
- Brucite
- Calcite
- Carnelian
- Cassiterite
- Celestite
- Cerussite
- Chabazite
- Chalcedony
- Chalcopyrite
- Charoite
- Chiastolite
- Chrome Diopside
- Chrysocolla
- Citrine
- Columbite
- Conichalcite
- Copper
- Covellite
- Cuprite
- Danburite
- Descloisite
- Dinosaur Bone (fossil)
- Dioptase
- Dolomite
- Emerald
- Erythrite
- Epidote
- Feldspar
- Fluorite
- Fossil Coral
- Fossil Sand Dollar
- Fossil Sea Urchin
- Fossil Shells
- Fossil Starfish
- Fuchsite
- Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
- Galena
- Garnet
- Geodes
- Goethite
- Gypsum
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herkimer "diamond"
- Heulandite
- Iolite
- Jade, Nephrite, and Jadeite
- Jasper
- Jet
- Kyanite
- Labradorite
- Lapis Lazuli
- Larimar
- Lemurian quartz
- Lepidolite
- Libyan Desert Glass
- Linarite
- Lithium Quartz
- Magnetite
- Malachite
- Mesolite
- Meteorite
- Mexican Onyx
- Microcline
- Mimetite
- Moldavite
- Moonstone
- Moqui Balls
- Mordenite
- Morganite
- Mottramite
- Obsidian
- Olivine
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood (fossil)
- Phlogopite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Pinolith
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrocite
- Rhodonite
- Ricardite
- Rosasite
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
- Sapphire
- Scolecite
- Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Serpentine
- Shiva Lingham
- Shungite
- Smithsonite
- Smoky Quartz
- Sodalite
- Sphalerite
- Spinel
- Staurolite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite
- Stromatolite (fossil)
- Sunstone
- Super 7
- Tanzanite
- Thulite
- Tiffany Stone
- Tigers Eye
- Trilobite (fossil)
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
- Unakite
- Variscite
- Vesuvianite
- Volborthite
- Wulfenite
- Yooperlite
- Zeolites
- Zoisite