Specimen #691

Name: Brochantite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Cerro Colorado Mine, Pozo Almonte, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-06-02

Source: Simkev Micromounts

Label: N

Comment: Superb thick blocky lustrous dark green crystals on pale blue Chrysocolla.

Minerals: Brochantite (Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆) Chrysocolla ((Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ n(H₂O))

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Magnification: 35X, Field of View: 1.8 x 1.2 mm