Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile The crystal measures 1.2 mm in length. The green color, a bit bluer in hue than dioptase, presents the often encountered photographic problem of accurately representating subtle shades of blues and greens. This one appears as a simple text book orthorhombic form, but this crystal is actually twinned. Just to the right of the dark pyramid faces ...
© Saul Krotki 2003	Photo ID: 14197 View Count: 1209
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄], Gypsum : Ca[SO₄] · 2H₂O
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile 1.8 mm Antlerite crystal. Collected in the the late 1960's by Jim Bratt. Ex: John Dagenais collection #48. R.O. Meyer photo and specimen.
© 2002 Meyer	Photo ID: 3105 View Count: 1574
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Lustrous emerald green crystals in a freeform group on Gypsum. Note the crystal on the left with predominant c, n, and o faces forming striations. Field of view= 2 mm. Antlerite is an uncommon mineral world-wide, but was the main ore mineral at Chuquicamata. (Palache, Charles, “American Mineralogist,” Vol 24, pg.296) Robert O. Meyer specimen ...
© 2004 ROM	Photo ID: 16955 View Count: 763
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile An exceptionally rich, solid vein of lustrous, acicular, green antlerite crystals with a bit of matrix from the worlds largest open pit copper mine, Chuquicamata, in Chile. The locality is now long gone and good , rich, colorful pieces like this are almost impossible to come by of the rare copper species once found there. The piece is also ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 40298 View Count: 353
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄], Cuprite : Cu₂O
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Bright green antlerite microcrystals on reddish cuprite matrix. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970). Overall size of mineral specimen: 6x3x1.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: micro.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 9979 View Count: 584
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile An extraordinarily RICH specimen featuring bright green CRYSTALS of antlerite almost completely covering a large matrix plate. The crystals range to 5mm, though most are smaller...all are gemmy and lustrous. This is a STUNNING example of the species that also features crystals of awesome quality! Acquired from Ward's Science Establishment. This ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 21367 View Count: 496
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile 1 inch thick vein of massive green antlerite 2 x 2 inches in area. From the Charles Creekmur collection.
© Charles Creekmur	Photo ID: 17478 View Count: 484
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Single green .7mm. prism. R.D.Green collection and photo.
© R.D.Green	Photo ID: 67240 View Count: 377
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Emerald green prismatic Antlerite crystals, up to 4 mm. Specimen size 5,5 x 3,2 cm.
© Peter Kohorst	Photo ID: 68724 View Count: 295
Antlerite : Cu₃[(OH)₄\|SO₄]
	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile Sample with fibrous crystals - Overall size 3x2,5x1,5cm - June of 1998
© Martins da Pedra	Photo ID: 44809 View Count: 291
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