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Carbonatecyanotrichite

Year of discovery: 1963 (Balasauskandyk V deposit, Kazakhstan), 1970 (Japan)

Locality list: 6 localities of carbonatecyanotrichite

• Cu₄Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₂,2H₂O
• Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂,2H₂O
• [Cu²⁺₄][Al³⁺₂][(OH)₁₂|CO₃]^14-,2H₂O

• Class: Carbonate - Hydroxide - Hydrate

• CO₃ => SO₄: Cyanotrichite

• Color: Blue
• Streak: Pale blue
• Luster: Silky
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Habit: Acicular

• Hardness: 2
• Density: 2.7

• System: Orthorhombic

Etymology: Carbonate bearing Cyanotrichite