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Guanacoite from
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Description
Type Locality:	El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile is the type locality for Guanacoite
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Witzke, T., Kolitsch, U., Krause, W., Wiechowski, A., Medenbach, O., Kampf, A.R., Steele, I.M., Favreau, G. (2006): Guanacoite, Cu2Mg2(Mg0.5Cu0.5)(OH)4(H2O)4(AsO4)2, a new arsenate mineral species from the El Guanaco Mine, near Taltal, Chile: Description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 18, 813-821.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Arhbarite Brochantite Chrysocolla Conichalcite Enargite Olivenite Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Guanacoite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
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