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Atacamite

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Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 9 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Very rich, dark green, highly lustrous, thin prismatic to acicular atacamite crystals, up to 7 mm tall on chrysocolla matrix from the world-famous locality La Farola Mine, Atacama, Chile. A really aesthetic specimen, showing only very minor imperfections. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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