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Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

 
Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite from Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 76377
Mineral:Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Halloysite
Locality:Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite)
Description:Large plate covered on two faces with lustrous spray-shaped formations of dark green atacamite crystals to 10 mm with greenish-white hemispherical halloysite microcrystals to 0.1 mm diameter, over translucent lighter-green chrysocolla. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:15x9x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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