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Locality: 
Endeavour 26, Goonumbla, Kennedy County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm
Description

Small scaly crystals of this rare copper phosphate from one of the best recent world occurences, occurs on a pink feldspar rich granitic matrix.

Mineral Data
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Sampleite

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Gondwana Minerals