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Clinoatacamite With Chrysocolla & Malachite

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Clinoatacamite With Chrysocolla & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3 × 7 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Weight: 
44.00gr
Description

Very bright Clinoatacamite cluster crystals up to 2 mm with Chrysocolla balls up to 2 mm and Malachite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinoatacamite

Formula: 
Cu2(OH)3Cl
Strunz: 
3.DA.10b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0