Georgeite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Cu++5(CO3)3(OH)4·6(H2O)
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 639.86 gm)
Copper 49.66 % Cu
Hydrogen 2.21 % H 
Carbon 5.63 % C 
Oxygen 42.51 % O 
 Empirical Formula:
Cu5(CO3)3(OH)2·6(H2O)
 Environment:
Amorphous analog of malachite. Weathered tremolitic rock that contains disseminated copper and iron sulfides.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1979
 Locality:
Carr Boyd mine, 100 km N of Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia.
 Name Origin:
Named for George Herbert Payne (1912-1989), past chief of the mineral division, Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories.
Physical Properties:
 Color:
light blue.
 Density:
2.55
 Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Subopaque
 Habits:
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix., ,
 Hardness:
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum
 Luster:
Vitreous - Dull
 Streak:
light blue
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