LIROCONITE



Liroconite, a copper aluminum arsenate hydroxide hydrate mineral, was found by Ewald Gerstmann, and crystals were verified using X-ray methods. Liroconite was found as bright-blue, subhedral, 1 mm crystals on a vein surface from Sterling Hill. Associated minerals were sonolite, calcite, and secondary willemite. It has not been reported from Franklin. (Dunn, 1995)

 Location Found: Ogdensburg
     
 
     
 Formula: Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
 Essential Elements: Aluminum, Arsenic, Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen
 All Elements in Formula: Aluminum, Arsenic, Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
     
 To find out more about this mineral at minDat's website, follow this link   Liroconite

     
 References:
Dunn, Pete J. (1995). Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits. Franklin, NJ.: The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. p.671
     
No Images at this time.
     





All content including, but not limited to, mineral images, maps, graphics, and text on the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS) website is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Creative Commons License