Serpierite (uncommon locale)

Copaquire Cu deposit, Iquique Province, Tarapaca Region, Chile
Miniature, 5.0 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 11/13/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/17/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Serpierite is relatively uncommon hydrated calcium-copper-zinc sulfate and this very showy and rich specimen is from an obscure copper mine in Chile. Beautiful, robins egg-blue, radial clusters of sparkly serpierite micro-needles richly cover the matrix. Excellent and very rarely available material from this uncommon locale.

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