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Christelite & Paratacamite

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Christelite & Paratacamite

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Blue crystalline christelite associated with what is likely paratacamite.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Christelite

Formula: 
Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Paratacamite

Formula: 
Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Strunz: 
3.DA.10c
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Generosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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