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Sampleite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Sampleite | |
| Formula: | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O | |
| Habit: | thin, lath-like, crystals flattened <010> and elongated <001>. | |
| Colour: | pale blue | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Atacamite Gypsum Jarosite Libethenite Limonite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Libethenite | 6 | |
| Lavendulan | 3 | |
| Atacamite | 2 | |
| Chrysocolla | 1 | |
| Brochantite | 1 | |
| Olivenite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sampleite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39663 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39663:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sampleite | ||
| 77.5km (48.2 miles) | ⓘSanta Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 87.8km (54.5 miles) | ⓘPedro de Valdivia, Salar de Miraje, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| References | ||
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile