Glaucocerinite

Specimen ID: MMT-8EP

Mineral(s)
Glaucocerinite : (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2·nH2O
Locality
As recorded:
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
6.2cm x 2.3cm x 0.7cm
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6.2 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm. A very hard-to-find example of the hydrated zinc aluminum hydroxyl sulfate glaucocerinite from the Lavrion area in Greece. This species is only found in about 20 localities around the world. Translated from Greek, this names means sky-blue and wax-like. This is a wonderful example of the species featuring a full coverage of sky blue radiating groups of glaucocerinite on matrix. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#12724*A). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).
Robert Lavinsky - 14th December 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

6.2 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm. A very hard-to-find example of the hydrated zinc aluminum hydroxyl sulfate glaucocerinite from the Lavrion area in Greece. This species is only found in about 20 localities around the world. Translated from Greek, this names means sky-blue and wax-like. This is a wonderful example of the species featuring a full coverage of sky blue radiating groups of glaucocerinite on matrix. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#12724*A). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).
Robert Lavinsky - 14th December 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

6.2 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm. A very hard-to-find example of the hydrated zinc aluminum hydroxyl sulfate glaucocerinite from the Lavrion area in Greece. This species is only found in about 20 localities around the world. Translated from Greek, this names means sky-blue and wax-like. This is a wonderful example of the species featuring a full coverage of sky blue radiating groups of glaucocerinite on matrix. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#12724*A). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).
Robert Lavinsky - 14th December 2018

Photo added to mindat.org

6.2 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm. A very hard-to-find example of the hydrated zinc aluminum hydroxyl sulfate glaucocerinite from the Lavrion area in Greece. This species is only found in about 20 localities around the world. Translated from Greek, this names means sky-blue and wax-like. This is a wonderful example of the species featuring a full coverage of sky blue radiating groups of glaucocerinite on matrix. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#12724*A). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).
Robert Lavinsky - 14th December 2018
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