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Aubertite

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Description
Locality: 
Queténa Mine, Chuquicamata, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

Light greenish aubertite from the type locality. It is a rare sulfate which is only known from this spot on the earth.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aubertite

Formula: 
CuAl(SO4)2Cl·14H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile