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Duftite & Baryte

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Duftite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
La Pimienta Mine, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Small crystals of duftite accompanied by barite.

One of the few records of this mineral in Chile.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Duftite

Formula: 
PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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