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Multiple photos availableEriochalcite : CuCl2·2H2O, Bandylite : Cu[Cl|B(OH)4]

Queténa Mine, Toki Cu deposit, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

7.8 x 5.2 x 3.0 cm. A very rare pseudomorph of bluish-green eriochalcite after crystal aggregates of bandylite on quartz from the bandylite Type Locality, the Quetana Mine of Chile. Eriochalcite and bandylite are rare copper clorides and this is an exceptionally rich specimen. Ex. Robert Linck Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 178905    View Count: 97

Eriochalcite : CuCl2·2H2O

Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Crude crystals or eriochalcite associated with belloite. Field of view, 1mm x 1 mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent ThornePhoto ID: 17630    View Count: 539

Eriochalcite : CuCl2·2H2O

Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Green grains of eriochalcite. From the eruption of 1875, Vesuvius volcano, Italy. Picture size 3 mm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
 © Thomas WitzkePhoto ID: 8091    View Count: 595

Eriochalcite : CuCl2·2H2O

Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Light green balls of Eriochalcite, field of view 3 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 88986    View Count: 231
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