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

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Cuprocopiapite, etc.

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

Classification
Locality type:	Open-Cast Mine
Species:	Cuprocopiapite
Formula:	Cu²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcanthite	3
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Cuprocopiapite 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:	4222
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:4222:2
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprocopiapite

48.1km (29.9 miles)	ⓘ Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta 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. Canadian Mineralogist (1985): 23: 53.

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

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