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| Name: | Atacamite Ata |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1: Atacamite Chengmenshan Deposit, Jiangxi Province, China  #330: Atacamite Chile |
| IMA Chemistry: | Cu2Cl(OH)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Atacamite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Chlorine (Cl) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Chile |
| Year First Published: | 1803 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Blumenbach J F (1797) Kupfergeschlecht Atacamit. in Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, Johann Christian Dieterich (Göttingen) 660-660 |
| Structural Group Name: | Atacamite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | atacamite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3200 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.25 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.76 |
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