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Gold Paratacamite & Pseudoboleite

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Gold Paratacamite & Pseudoboleite

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Description
Locality: 
La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Native gold, blue pseudoboleite and green paratacamite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

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

Pseudoboleite

Formula: 
Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48
Strunz: 
3.DB.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico