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Atacamite & Chrysocolla

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Atacamite & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 5 × 2.7 cm
Description

Perfect atacamite crystals accompanied by various minerals such as pseudomalachite, halloysite, chrysocolla and libethenite. It can be seen pseudomalachite crystals are arranged on the needle crystals of libethenite, which makes it an extremely aesthetic shows at a glance and simply a fantasy under the microscope.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile

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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