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Caracolite from
Herminia Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Caracolite
Formula:Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Colour:colourless but usually coloured by inclusions such as paratacamite (green) and osarizawaite-beaverite (greenish yellow to greenish)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Paratacamite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Caracolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herminia Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477511
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477511:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Herbert Smith, G. F. (1906) Paratacamite, a new oxychloride of copper. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 14 (65) 170-177 doi:10.1180/minmag.1906.014.65.09
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.
Paar, Werner H., Burgstaller, Johann, Chen, T.T. (1980) Mineralogical Notes - Osarizawaite-Beaverite Intergrowths from Sierra Gorda, Chile. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (2) 101-104
 
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