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Paratacamite & Nantokite On Copper

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Paratacamite & Nantokite On Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill South Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

A cluster of crude elongated octahedral native copper crystals have a blue coating of nantokite which has altered to green paratacamite in places

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Earthstones Australia

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