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Massive Connellite with minor amounts of Malachite

CHEMISTRY - Cu₁₉Cl₄(SO₄)(OH)₃₂^.H₂O

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Hexagonal - Dihexagonal dipyramidal

CRYSTAL GROWTH AND HABITS - Connellite typically forms small acicular crystals in radiating groups or as aggregates.

COLOR AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Some shade of blue; translucent

HARDNESS - 3

SPECIFIC GRAVITY - 3.36

LUSTER - Vitreous

STREAK - Light greenish blue

BREAKABILITY - Uneven fracture

OCCURRENCE - Found in the oxidized zone of copper bearing mineral veins

ASSOCIATED MINERALS - Cuprite, Malachite, Azurite, Chalcophyllite, Spangolite

MINERAL NAME - Named after Arthur Connell who first studied the mineral.