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Caledonite with Chlorargyrite - Victoria Segunda mine, Pampa del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (#:MINS8360)

A rarely seen specimen of bright greenish-blue caledonite with several chlorargyrite xls on matrix from this small abandoned Cu-Pb mine not far from the old Cerros Pintados outcrops. it looks great under the microscope.

Formula :
Pb5Cu2[(OH)6/CO3/(SO4)3]

System: orthorhombic Hardness:2½-3 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VI/B.9-10 - SULFATES, CHROMATES, MOLYBDATES and TUNGSTATES
Name origin: Named in 1932 after "Caledonia," an ancient name for Scotland, in view of the initial discovery of the species in Scotland.

Specimen weight:44 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size: 52mm x 42 mm x 16 mm

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Caledonite with Chlorargyrite - Victoria Segunda mine,  Pampa del Tamarugal,  El Tamarugal province,  Tarapacá Region,  Chile

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