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Wheatleyite & Triazolite

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Wheatleyite & Triazolite

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Description
Locality: 
Pabellon de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Pale blue wheatleyite with triazolite from the Pabellon de Pica, Chanabaya, Chile. 

Analysed material. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wheatleyite

Formula: 
Na2Cu(C2O4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
10.AB.30
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Wheatley Mines, Phoenixville Mining District, Schuylkill Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Triazolite

Formula: 
NaCu2(N3C2H2)2(NH3)2Cl3·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile