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Cuprocopiapite

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Cuprocopiapite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 4.4 × 2 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of microcrystalline cuprocopiapite from an old collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprocopiapite

Formula: 
CuFe4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile