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Arhbarite & Conichalcite

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Arhbarite & Conichalcite

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Description
Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Blue arhbarite spheres on green conichalcite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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