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Quartz & Chrysocolla

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Quartz & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Manto Tres Gracias Mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Blue chrysocolla and dioptase covered with drusy quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Chrysocolla

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

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