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Orthoserpierite & Schulenbergite

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Orthoserpierite & Schulenbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Mi Fiel Rosita Mine, Sierra Bolsico, Vallenar, Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

A good coverage of blue lath-like crystals of orthoserpierite in sprays on the matrix associated with light blue tabular schulenbergite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoserpierite

Formula: 
Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.30
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Schulenbergite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.80
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Bockswies veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Cartils Minerals

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