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Guanacoite Arhbarite & Conichalcite

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Guanacoite Arhbarite & Conichalcite

Guanacoite Type Locality
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Description
Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

Matrix with vugs containing an attractive mix of light blue guanacoite crystals with bright green conichalcite and dark blue arhbarite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Guanacoite

Formula: 
Cu2Mg3(AsO4)2(OH)4·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Arhbarite

Formula: 
Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BE.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

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