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Gajardoite Chongite & Torrecillasite

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Gajardoite Chongite & Torrecillasite

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm
Description

Nice gajardoite crystals with chongite and torrecillasite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gajardoite

Formula: 
KCa0.5As43+O6Cl2 · 5H2O
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Isostructural with: 
Lucabindiite

Chongite

Formula: 
Ca3Mg2(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O
Group Parent: 
Hureaulite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Torrecillasite

Formula: 
Na(As,Sb)3+4O6Cl
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Colour: 
Colorless
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile