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Brochantite from
San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


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Brochantite

San Samuel Mine, Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Brochantite

San Samuel Mine, Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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Brochantite

San Samuel Mine, Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978840:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘDulcinea de Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘLos Azules mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘJardinera pit, Delirio mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo mining district, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘManto Cuba pit, Delirio mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo mining district, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘTucumana-Delirio pit (Delirio pit), Delirio mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo mining district, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘDos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘCerro Carrizalillo, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘMaria Catalina mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘJote Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘLa Verde Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
References
samples analysed by Gerhard Mohn and Joy Desor
 
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