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Arhbarite & Malachite

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Arhbarite & Malachite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ramolinos Mine, Guanaco, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.7 × 4 cm
Description

Blue nodules of arhbarite accompanied by balls of conichalcite and malachite.

This rare Cu-arsenate appears in small sky blue globules.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arhbarite

Formula: 
Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BE.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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