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Buttgenbachite

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Description
Locality: 
Los Azules Mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Exceptional specimen of extremely rare acicular deep blue buttgenbachite associated to cuprite and possibly malachite. This sample is a split off of a specimen in which gerhardtite occurred, but not present in this sample. The mineral belongs to the series buttgenbachite-connellite. Very nice under the microscope !.
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Mineral Data
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Buttgenbachite

Formula: 
Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4·2H2O
Strunz: 
3.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Likasi Mine (Panda Mine), Likasi (Jadotville; Jadotstad), Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
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