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Nantokite

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Nantokite

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Description
Locality: 
Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

A micromount labeled as Nantokite, a rare anhydrous copper chloride which is unstable in humid air, altered into greenish secondary products. Not analysed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nantokite

Formula: 
CuCl
Strunz: 
3.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Carmen Bajo Mine, Nantoko, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile