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Atacamite

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Description
Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
13.00gr
Description

Here we have a superb Atakamit specimen from the Chuquicamata mine in Chile. It features a double-terminated, dark green, absolutely undamaged crystal group about 2 cm long, which is perfectly placed on a rock matrix.

In all the many collections I have acquired so far, great atacamites have been included from time to time. But never before a specimen of this outstanding quality.

The specified weight includes the acrylic glass base, the dimensions refer to the mineral alone.

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