Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Species: Sulfates
Colour: Emerald-green to blackish-green, also light green.
Lustre: Vitreous
Hardness: 3½
Specific Gravity: 3.88
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Name: Named in 1889 by William F. Hillebrand after the type locality at the Antler Mine, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA.
Type Locality: Antler Mine (Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Pine Peak, Hualapai Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. A secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zone of copper deposits in arid regions. Less common than the related and sometimes visually similar brochantite with which it may be confused.