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Atacamite

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Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Estrella Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

Beautiful emerald green atacamite crystals on siderite/shist matrix from a  old mine near Almeria in Spain.

Beautiful old time specimen

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Atacama Region, Chile