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Chalcophyllite & Libethenite

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Chalcophyllite & Libethenite

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Description
Locality: 
Teniente Mine, El Teniente, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2.3 cm
Description

Flattened lustrous crystals of the rare copper species chalcophyllite accompanied by libethenite on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcophyllite

Formula: 
Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)3(OH)27·33H2O
Strunz: 
8.DF.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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