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Rruffite Conichalcite & Mansfieldite

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Rruffite Conichalcite & Mansfieldite

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Description
Locality: 
Maria Catalina Mine, Pampa Larga, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a fantastic sample of rruffite in transparent blue crystals with beautiful green conichalcite, mansfieldite and philipsbornite? This is a top piece from the type locality and not the much more common material from the Jote Mine. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rruffite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu(AsO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.10
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Maria Catalina mine, Pampa Larga district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Mansfieldite

Formula: 
AlAsO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Hobart Butte, Black Butte District, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

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