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Caracolite from Antofagasta, Chile

Chile
 
  • Antofagasta
    • Antofagasta Province
      • Cuevitas
        • San Cristóbal
Smith, G.F.H. and Prior, G.T. (1906) Paratacamite, a new oxychloride of copper. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 14, n° 65, 170-177.
      • Sierra Gorda
        • Caracoles mining district
          • Caracoles
Brugger, J., Meisser, N., Ansermet, S., Krivovichev, S. V., Kahlenberg, V., Belton, D., Ryan, C. G. (2012) Leucostaurite, Pb2[B5O9]Cl·0.5H2O, from the Atacama Desert: The first Pb-dominant member of the hilgardite group, and micro-determination of boron in minerals by PIGE. American Mineralogist, 97 (7) 1206-1212 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4082
Periodico di Mineralogia 54 (1985), 34
Fletcher, L. (1889) On Crystals of Percylite, Caracolite, and an Oxychloride of Lead (Daviesite), from Mina Beatriz, Sierra Gorda, Atacama, South America. Mineralogical Magazine. 8 (39): 171-180
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Smith, G.F.H. and Prior, G.T. (1906) Paratacamite, a new oxychloride of copper. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 14, n° 65, 170-177.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Smith, G.F.H. and Prior, G.T. (1906) Paratacamite, a new oxychloride of copper. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 14, n° 65, 170-177.
Maurizio Dini
Vajdak, Josef (2006) Mineral News: 22: 11
U. Kolitsch collection.
Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy
          • Quebrada Honda
Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy
Collection U. Kolitsch (gift from Arturo Molina)
    • Tocopilla Province
      • María Elena
SEM-EDS and Raman Spectroscopy by Joy Desor
 
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