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Ceruleite & Schlossmacherite

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Ceruleite & Schlossmacherite

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Description
Locality: 
Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Blue ceruleite with green admixed schlossmacherite.   This is the type locality for both species.

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

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