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Caledonite & Seeligerite

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Caledonite & Seeligerite

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Description
Locality: 
Victoria Segunda Mine, Pampa del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Colorful caledonite crystals cover all most the sample, and are accompanied by linarite, seeligenite and minor chlorargirite.

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

Seeligerite

Formula: 
Pb3(IO3)OCl3
Strunz: 
4.KB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Santa Ana Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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