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Amarantite & Chalcanthite

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Amarantite & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Queténa Mine, Chuquicamata, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Matrix consisting of dark orange amarantite crystals in association with blue chalcanthite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarantite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)2O·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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

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