Natrochalcite (extremely rare)

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Type Locality)
Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 06/16/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/27/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Natrochalcite is a very rare hydrated hydroxy sodium copper sulfate that's only found in a few places in the world! This excellent and showy specimens features sharp, translucent, rich chrome green colored Natrochalcite crystals intergrown on a pale tan matrix. A good coverage on the display of the specimen, with well defined crystals. We have photographed the specimen with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality and enhance the detail. If you collect rarities or species from the type locality, don't miss out on this attractive and very hard to find specimen from the famous Chuquicamata Mine,

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