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Calcite & Salesite

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Calcite & Salesite

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Description
Locality: 
Tucumana Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 3.8 cm
Description

Well defined crystals of calcite accompanied by small urchins of salesiite and nodules of chrysocolla.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Salesite

Formula: 
Cu(IO3)(OH)
Strunz: 
4.KB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Cachinal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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