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Tangeite & Chrysocolla

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Tangeite & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
La Cumbre Mine, Chivato Viejo, Inca de Oro, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

Bright micro crystals covering the sample. Chrysocolla and druze chalcedony accompany the species, that was discovered only a few years ago in this area.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tangeite

Formula: 
CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Glavnaya vein, Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U Deposit (Radium Mine), Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

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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