Mineral Specimens with Guanacoite

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MD-224942 - Guanacoite, Arhbarite - - Archived
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
thumbnail, 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm.
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Guanacoite, Arhbarite from El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile [db_pics/mdpics/MD-224942a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Guanacoite, Arhbarite from El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile [db_pics/mdpics/MD-224942b.jpg]

2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm. Guanacoite is a very rare secondary copper, magnesium arsenate found in only two localities, worldwide. It was only described in 2003. This specimen is from the Type Locality - the El Guanaco Mine of Chile and features sky-blue guanacoite needles to 2 mm scattered on powder-blue globules of arhbarite, another very rare arsenate.


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