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Gold With Boleite & Atacamite

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Gold With Boleite & Atacamite

ex Marcus Lueg personal collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 8 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
66.00gr
Description

Aggregates of dendritic gold up to 4 mm are perched on green atacamite and deep blue "Percylite", a designation discredited as a mixture of other Pb-Cu-chlorides (pseudoboleite, boleite, diaboleite, etc), on a clay-like, soft matrix. Very possibly from La Compañia Mine.

A very fine and colorful combination from Chile!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Boleite

Formula: 
KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Strunz: 
3.DB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rosalía (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile

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