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Halite With Atacamite

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Halite With Atacamite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Lubin Mine, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 3.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

Unusually crystalized and mint colored halite stalactite with atacamite. The crystals are interlaced, with a mint colored thread along the stalactite. The faces show a very lustrous square structure. The stalactite is bent in both directions. The specimen appears very cold due to the mint colored cover of the halite. Very aesthetic floater piece, no significant damage to report. Hard to catch in a photo and much better in person.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Halite

Formula: 
NaCl
Strunz: 
3.AA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile