Caracolite
Beatriz Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
5.2 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm. Carocolite is a very rare Na-Pb chloro-sulfate, a member of the Apatite Supergroup and this obscure mine is the Type Locality. Specimens from here are extremely rare, as most specimens come from other mines in Chile. Transparent, glassy, pseudo-hexagonal trillings and crystal sections richly cover all sides of the vuggy small ...
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