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Changoite

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Changoite

XRD A2375 confirmed

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

A massive xrayed changoite crystal (entire white layered part) from the San Francisco mine, Chile. 

XRD analysis on request. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Changoite

Formula: 
Na2Zn(SO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Colour: 
Colorless
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile