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Caledonite & Chlorargyrite

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Caledonite & Chlorargyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 2.8 × 4.5 cm
Description

Small crystals of caledonite accompanied by yellow-brown chlorargyrite and electric blue crystals of linerite on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Chlorargyrite

Formula: 
AgCl
Strunz: 
3.AA.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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