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Caledonite & Chlorargyrite

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Caledonite & Chlorargyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Victoria, Pozo Almonte, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

A beautiful specimen featuring glistening blue caledonite crystals essentially covering the display surface of matrix with little crystals of chlorargyrite sprinkled about on the surface.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Chlorargyrite

Formula: 
AgCl
Strunz: 
3.AA.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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