Colour: dark green, brown-green.
Found in: Peru and the US only
Named after Eulagio E. Fernandini, who was formerly an owner of the Minasragra deposit.
A stone which is said to stimulate feelings of pleasure, making one happy and even optimistic.
REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Evans, H.T., Jr., J.E. Post, D.R. Ross, and J.A. Nelen (1994) The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fernandinite and corvusite. Canadian Mineralogist: 32: 339-351.
American Mineralogist (1995): 80: 407.
Photograph: taken from Mindat, copyright © Brent Thorne
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