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Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Gunson Copper Mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.6 × 2.2 cm
Description

Different to many other specimens from this now closed copper mine, This piece is composed of solid dark green atacamite forming a compact mass of small radiating balls of crystals.

Splendid viewing under magnification, it also displays well on the shelf.

A top piece from this renowned atacamite locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile
Gondwana Minerals