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Halite With Atacamite

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Halite With Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Lubin Mine, Gmina Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6.3 × 4.5 cm
Description

Mint colored halite with atacamite from the Lubin Mine. The faces are high gloss with very intense square structure. The cubes are translucent with green coloring by atacamite. Because of the mint color covered of the halite the specimen appears very cold. Perfect crystalized all around, only the bottom was extracted from the rock. A very interesting assembly, hard to photograph, 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