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Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite

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Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed camachacaite with filigrane torrecillasite from the Torrecillas mine, Chile. 

SEM-EDS conf. no 737. Comes with a printed analytical documentation. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Camanchacaite

Formula: 
NaCaMg2[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Torrecillasite

Formula: 
Na(As,Sb)3+4O6Cl
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Colour: 
Colorless
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite
Analysis Report - only: Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite
Analysis Report - only: Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite
Analysis Report - only: Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite
Analysis Report - only: Camanchacaite & Torrecillasite