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Bandylite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Magallanes, Estación Cerro Negro, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Outstanding green crystal group of the very rare borate mineral bandylite from one of the only two known localities worldwide, both in Chile.

Photos taken through the glass of the capsule. The mineral is permanently sealed in the capsule.

Mineral Data
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Bandylite

Formula: 
Cu[B(OH)4]Cl
Strunz: 
6.AC.35
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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