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Sampleite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

Blue rare sampleite on a contrasting matrix. 

Very nice under the microscope ! Sampleite is a rare Na-Ca-Cu phosphate, and the phosphate analogue of lavendulan.

Mineral Data
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Sampleite

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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