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Copper Chloride Hydroxide
ATACAMITE CRYSTALS
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ATACAMITE CRYSTALS
A great Australian specimen of Atacamite Crystals, deep forest green in colour with all over coverage. This piece is a good example of material from this location. A solid specimen with deep green colour and sparkle. Mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display. My photos do no justice for this piece.
Location:
Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
5.8cm x 6.2cm x 4cm, 199g.
Copper Chloride Hydroxide
Cu2Cl(OH)3.
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ATACAMITE CRYSTALS
A great Australian specimen of Atacamite Crystals, deep forest green in colour with all over coverage. This piece is a good example of material from this location. A solid specimen with deep green colour and sparkle. Mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display. My photos do no justice for this piece.
Location:
Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
5.8cm x 6.2cm x 4cm, 199g.
Copper Chloride Hydroxide
Cu2Cl(OH)3.
Atacamite is an unusual and attractive halide mineral. It is polymorphous with two other minerals; paratacamite and botallackite. A polymorph is a mineral that shares the same chemistry with other minerals but has a different crystal structure. These three minerals are members of the Oxy-halides Subclass. This subclass of the halide minerals is unique in possessing oxygens and hydroxides in their chemistries.
Atacamite forms in arid climates where copper minerals are exposed to oxidation. The Atacama Desert, from where atacamite gets its name, is one of the driest places in the world. Atacamite has a deep green color and is often associated with many other rare and colorful minerals such as chrysocolla, brochantite, pseudomalachite, connellite, linarite, caledonite, libethenite, cornetite, cuprite and malachite. Some of these specimens can be quite beautiful, with a combination of blue, green, and red hues. Atacamite is a wonderful and interesting addition to your collection.
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A great little Specimen of Velvet Malachite. This piece looks way better in person than my photos, it’s a very aesthetic and sparkling specimen and comes from a renowned Aussie location for these minerals. It is mounted on perspex to go straight into your cabinet.
Location:
Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia.Dimensions:
5.5cm x 3.7cm x 3.6cm, 61g.Malachite, Copper Carbonate Hydroxide
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2.
SKU: AM23M01 - Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
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Dimensions:
3.4cm x 3.2cm x 2.6cm, 22g (not including perspex pad).Location:
Milpillas Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.AZURITE
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Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2.SKU: MW7426 - Minerals of the World, Polished Stones
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A specimen piece of Malachite Polished to great effect, with banded circular patterning. Deep forest green in colour and a good solid piece. It is obvious why Malachite is so popular when you see pieces like this. The heavy weight reflects its copper content, another interesting aspect of this popular mineral.
Dimensions:
9cm x 7.5cm x 3.9cm, 425g.Location:
Africa
Malachite: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2.
Location:
D.R. Congo.Malachite: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2.
SKU: P22M00
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