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Arsenolamprite

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Arsenolamprite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Alacrán Mine, Pampa Larga, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Description

Very rich and good specimen of the very rare mineral arsenolamprite. 

<P>Arsenolamprite forms lustrous cleavages (sprays) in native arsenic. XRD confirmed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenolamprite

Formula: 
As
Strunz: 
1.CA.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Black.
Type Locality: 
Palmbaum Mine (Shaft 46), Gehringswalde, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany