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Lammerite

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Description
Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Beautiful intense green lammerite & intense blue lavendulan. 

References: U. Kolitsch collection (SXRD analysed); IMA submission #037-99, Dr. F. Veselovsky, Czech Geol. Survey; Clissold, M. E. (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD Thesis University of Sydney, Australia 162pp.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lammerite

Formula: 
Cu3(AsO4)2
Strunz: 
8.AB.30
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Laurani Mine, Laurani District, Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia