AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Chile > Atacamite with Halloysite and Chrysocolla |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 29173 |
Mineral: | Atacamite with Halloysite and Chrysocolla |
Locality: | Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Atacama Desert, Chile (Type Locality for Atacamite) |
Description: | Sprays of lustrous, dark-green atacamite on green chrysocolla matrix with white spherical halloysite microcrystals. Looks stunning under magnification - the atacamite is colorful, transparent and lustrous. |
Overall Size: | 7x6x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | .1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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