Sanrománite, Malachite
Santa Rosa Mine, Huantajaya mining district, Alto Hospicio, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
3.7 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm. Sanromanite is a very rare Na-Ca-Pb carbonate found in only two localities worldwide. Most specimens come from the Type Locality, an adit in this old silver mining district abandoned since the end of the 1800s (MINDAT). The species was approved in 2006. Sprays of tiny, about 1-2 mm, sparkly clear and greenish-yellow needles of ...
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