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Leightonite

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Leightonite

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Description
Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

Light blue translucent leightonite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leightonite

Formula: 
K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.70
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile