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Zálesíite & Chrysocolla

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Zálesíite & Chrysocolla

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Description
Locality: 
Tucumana Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 3.3 cm
Description

Micro zalesiite crystals on chrysocolla. The crystal shape is rare, no evidence some pseudomorphism.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zálesíite

Formula: 
CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zálesí (Zalesie), Javorník (Jauernig), Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

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