Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Atacamite
Chile
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Type Locality
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Origin Location |
Chile |
Description |
Old stock specimen of highly lustrous, deep green acicular rosettes of Atacamite on matrix |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Copper Chloride Hydroxide |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Atacamite: Cu2Cl(OH)3 copper chlorine oxygen trihydride *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Malachite / Dolomite Fluorite / Pyrite / Quartz Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Malachite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Lepidolite var. Trilithionite / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Albite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): atacamite
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