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Atacamite

GANOVEX I expedition 1979/1980.

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Description
Locality: 
Unconformity Valley, Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Greenish crust of crystalline atacamite on matrix.

Recently analysed (by Joy Desor) material from the

GANOVEX I expedition 1979/1980.

The first time that atacamite from the Antarctica is offered for sale.

Analyses can be given to the buyer.

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover

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

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