Name:

cornubite

A photo of the mineral cornubite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 hydros copper arsenate

Color(s):

light green, apple-green, to dark green

Hardness:

unknown

SpecGrav:

4.6

Fracture:

unknown

Cleavage:

unknown

Crystal:

triclinic ( often fibrous masses or botryoidal aggregates)

Envronment:

only known in a few localities

Association:

clinoclase, malachite, olivinite, cornwallite, liroconite

Locals:

| Cornwall, Devon, Cumberland, England | Arizona, Utah, USA | Japan |

Misc:

Named from Cornubia, the medieval latin name for Cornwall.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada(closeup)

2.) Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada(closeup)

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