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Chalcanthite

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Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Posey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 7.9 × 3.1 cm
Description

Metallic blue chalcantite on a gold coloured matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile