CLINOATACAMITE on Quartz with Chrysocolla - image 1
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CLINOATACAMITE on Quartz with Chrysocolla

Unknown Owner
A very fine specimen of Clinoatacamite, a hydrated copper chloride, displaying substantial pseudo-octahedral, deep emerald green crystals measuring to a little over 8 mm. These are attractively scattered and intergrown over drusy colourless Quartz with underlying light blue Chrysocolla, on a reddish Quartz matrix. A fine specimen of Clinoatacamite from the Lily mine at Pisco Umay in the Ica Department of Peru.

Product details

Species
Chrysocolla, QuartzAbout Chrysocolla →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.8 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Peru

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
12/2025Unknown Owner$1,600.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Chrysocolla
Mineral guide
Learn about Chrysocolla
sky-blue to teal-green copper silicate; botryoidal coatings and stalactites, often with quartz drusy, valued for color and locality; ID tips.
Regional guide
Chrysocolla from Peru
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