Sampleite (rare phosphate - Type Locality)

Item Description

The famous Chuquicamata Mine, the world's largest open pit copper mine, is the Type Locality of this rare hydrated Na-Ca-Cu chloro phosphate. Lustrous, rich turquoise-blue radial sprays, to 3 mm, are aesthetically clustered on the matrix on this showy and excellent example of this rarity. Sampleite specimens of this richness and quality are seldom on the market from here. valued $200