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Sampleite from
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite, etc.

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Sampleite

La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sampleite
Formula:NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Atacamite7
Pseudomalachite5
Limonite1
Turquoise1
Gypsum1
Goethite1
Libethenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sampleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (37 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:648574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:648574:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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