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Chanabayaite

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Chanabayaite

IMA 2013-065
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Description
Locality: 
Pabellon de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 2.8 × 2.3 cm
Description

A very good example of the newly approved species chanabayaite, a mineral with an unusual chemistry; CuCl(N3C2H2)(NH3)0.25H2O.
Chanabayaite forms beautiful spays of blue acicular crystals on matrix.
Beautiful under magnification.
From the discoverer's stock.

Mineral Data
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Chanabayaite

Formula: 
CuCl(N3C2H2)(NH3)·0.25H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Cartils Minerals

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