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Atacamite

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Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Cattle Grid Deposit, Mount Gunson, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

A very rich and fine specimen from the Mt. Gunson Mine of South Australia.

Old, classic, hard to obtain material today. The two-sided, undulating plate is solidly covered with sparkly, forest-green atacamite blades. This is a rich and excellent example of the species and noted locale.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile