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Kröhnkite

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Kröhnkite

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Description
Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.7 × 1.8 cm
Description

Intense blue krohnkite from La Vendida mine, also known as Rio Tinto Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kröhnkite

Formula: 
Na2Cu(SO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile