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Description
Locality: 
La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Description

Rich coverage of bright blue-green sampleite in matrix from  Los Choros 80 km north of  La Serena.

Analyzed material from a seldom offered locality.

Found in the 1980s

Mineral Data
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Sampleite

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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