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Percylite Paratacamite & Gold

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Percylite Paratacamite & Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Blue microcrystals of percylite with green crystals of paratacamite with visible specs of gold

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Percylite

Mixture Of: 

Boleite

Formula: 
KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Strunz: 
3.DB.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5

Pseudoboleite

Formula: 
Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Strunz: 
3.DB.10
Hardness: 
2.5

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0