Specimen #692

Name: Atacamite

Type: Micromount

Locality: La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-06-02

Source: Simkev Micromounts

Label: N

Comment: Very fine pieces with clusters of lustrous dark green crystals +/- Gypsum, Kaolinite, Chrysocolla, Pseudomalachite.

Minerals: Atacamite (Cu₂Cl(OH)₃)

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Magnification: 20X, Field of View: 3.2 x 2.1 mm