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Lemanskiite & Lammerite

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Lemanskiite & Lammerite

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Description
Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.4 × 2.4 cm
Description

A beautiful miniature size specimen of Lemanskiite and Lammerite from the type locality for both species.   This specimen features beautiful blue crystalline balls of Lemanskiite, with green Lammerite in association.    A fine example of these rare copper bearing arsenates, each known from just a handful of world localities.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lemanskiite

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Colour: 
Sky Blue
Streak: 
Sky blue
Type Locality: 
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Lammerite

Formula: 
Cu3(AsO4)2
Strunz: 
8.AB.30
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Laurani Mine, Laurani District, Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

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