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Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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Botryogen : MgFe3+[OH|(SO4)2] · 7H2O

Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

5x3.5x 3 cm. A rich crust of orange botryogen on matrix.
 © Ibrahim JameelPhoto ID: 11188    View Count: 556

Caledonite : Cu2Pb5[(OH)6|CO3|(SO4)3]

Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Fine single xls adn cluster of sky blue Caledonite on matrix; Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros de Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile; FOV; 1 cm x 1 cm aprox. - Foto & Collection; A.Molina/M.Dini
(Many thanks to Dr.Tony Kampf who has done the analysis)
Photo ID: 168278    View Count: 92

Descloizite : Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO4], Mimetite : Pb5[Cl|(AsO4)3], Quartz : SiO2, Wulfenite : Pb[MoO4]

Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Another nice sample of Desclozite xls (1 mm.) beside rice grain xls of Mimetite (partially visible), Quartz and Wulfenite (the latter not visible); Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile: FOV: 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm aprox. - Foto & Collection; A.Molina/M.Dini
Photo ID: 168412    View Count: 94

Descloizite : Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO4], Mimetite : Pb5[Cl|(AsO4)3], Quartz : SiO2

Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Light brown twinned 1 mm. Descloizite xls (analysed), with minor Mimetite, on Quartz; first found of Descloizite for Chile; Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile; FOV: 1.5 cm x 1.cm aprox. - Foto & Collection; A.Molina/M.Dini
(thanks to Bob Jenkins for have done the analysis)
Photo ID: 168410    View Count: 84

Linarite : PbCu[(OH)2|SO4], Caledonite : Cu2Pb5[(OH)6|CO3|(SO4)3]

Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Lovely (2 mm. across) spray of transparent deep blue Linarite xls, with greenish to light sky-blue Caledonite xls; Victoria Segunda mine, Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile; FOV 1 cm. x 1 cm. aprox - Foto & Collection: A.Molina/M.Dini (thanks to Dr. Tony Kampf for have done the analysis)
Photo ID: 168409    View Count: 119

Mendozite : NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O

Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection and photo Jesse Crawford. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera, Zeiss objective and Olympus projection ocular on a Zeiss standard microscope frame. This is a micromount from an old collection. The label refers to Mina La Ferolia, Tuscany, Italy. This is obviously erroneous, since there is no such mine and it's ...
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 238289    View Count: 26

Multiple photos availableMisenite : K8H6(SO4)7, Halite : NaCl

Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Colorless absolutely transparent microcrystal, on halite. Child photo has as indicator box. S397-22
Approximately 0.05 cm crystal.
Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 144977    View Count: 242
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