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Gilmarite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ramolinos Mine, Guanaco, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.6 cm
Description

An excellent sample of gilmarite, a rare copper-arsenate named for mineralogist Gilbert Mari.
The specimen has a good coverage of greenish blue gilmarite crystals associated with some minor green spheres of conichalcite and an unknown light blue acicular mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gilmarite

Formula: 
Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BE.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Roua Mines (Clue de Roua), Daluis, Guillaumes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
Cartils Minerals

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