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Gold & Chrysocolla

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Gold & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province/Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm
Weight: 
2.70gr
Description

Snake meets salamander - an almost unbelievable combination of crystallized gold on chrysocolla, which can completely fire the human imagination.
I have never seen it like this before!

Checked for authenticity in an acetone bath and under a microscope.

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Chrysocolla

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