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Ceruleite & Schlossmacherite & Pharmacoalumite & Chenevixite

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Ceruleite & Schlossmacherite & Pharmacoalumite & Chenevixite

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Description
Locality: 
Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Nice ceruleite and schlossmacherite with pharmacoalumite and chenevixite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ceruleite

Formula: 
Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13·11.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Schlossmacherite

Formula: 
(H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Pharmacoalumite

Formula: 
KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.12
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Chenevixite

Formula: 
Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.DD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK