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Chrysocolla

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Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province/Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 4.7 × 2.9 cm
Description

A very aesthetic assemble of twisted thin matrix with intense colored chrysocolla on it. The chrysocolla is not just a layer, it consists of sparkling micro crystals. So the whole area with chrysocolla is lustrous. Undamaged, sawed backside. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5