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Chalcanthite

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Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Rodalquilar, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 4.3 × 3.5 cm
Description

A very attractive and showy chalcanthite specimen from an old Gold Mine near Rodalquilar, Almeria in Spain.

Neonblue crystallized chalcanthite on matrix, collected 1999.

Beautiful specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile