TERRIUM — A mineralogy cabinet


Mineral

Olivenita

Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH) · Arseniatos

Olivenita — Terrium

Classic Laurion paragenesis, with simultaneous development of olivenite and conichalcite, common in the ancient Kamariza workings.

Etymology

Directly descriptive name, alluding to its characteristic olive-green colour. Coined by the Scottish mineralogist Robert Jameson, a proponent of "Neptunism".

Specimens in the collection (1)

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