Chalcanthite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

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Chalcanthite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Chalcanthite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Chalcanthite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Chalcanthite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Chalcanthite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Classification
Locality type:	Open-Cast Mine
Species:	Chalcanthite
Formula:	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Hohmannite Kröhnkite Metavoltine Native Sulphur Natrojarosite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprocopiapite	3
Enargite	1
Pyrite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	191577
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:191577:8
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite

16.5km (10.2 miles)	ⓘ Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.4km (49.3 miles)	ⓘ La Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
*Bandy, Mark C. (1938) Mineralogy of three sulphate deposits of northern Chile. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 669-760* Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pages 490, 564 *Weiner, K. L., Hochleitner, Rupert (1992) Steckbrief: Chalkanthit [Profile: Chalcanthite]. Lapis, 17 (1) München. 8-11*

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Chalcanthite from Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Chalcanthite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile