Brochantite, Quartz

Specimen ID: F50-1KN

Mineral(s)
Brochantite : Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
As recorded:
Los Azules Mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiap
Mindat locality:
Los Azules mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Dimensions
63mm x 45mm x 31mm
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Description
Radial sprays of delicate acicular crystals of Brochantite with a very intense silky luster in a dense coating with small darker green Atacamite crystals on a rocky matrix with Quartz (variety chalcedony). The sample is from a formerly poorly known mine.
Previous data
Mineral(s)
Brochantite, Quartz
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