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Triazolite

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Locality: 
Pabellon de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Good sample of the new minerals triazolite (IMA 2017-25) it is chemically and structurally related to chanabayaite, for which it is a precursor phase. It's the second natural (mineral) triazolate to be discovered.

Ref. Chukanov, N.V., et Al.(2017) triazolite, IMA 2017-025. CNMNC Newsletter No. 38, August 2017, page 1035; Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 1033–1038.

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Triazolite

Formula: 
NaCu2(N3C2H2)2(NH3)2Cl3·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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