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Chrysocolla from
San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district (Huantajaya mining district), Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile


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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
08058680017271995535713.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
05805100017271995567555.jpg
Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Chrysocolla, etc.

San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tyrolite7
Tangdanite7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Simon Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district (Huantajaya mining district), Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:561372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:561372:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rob Lavinky samples
analysed by XRD methods in USA
 
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