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Atacamite

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Atacamite

ex Americo Urbinati collection

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Description
Locality: 
Mantos Blancos Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm
Description

hundreds emerald green atacamite crystals on vug ; sold with an old label

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