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Atacamite: Cu2Cl(OH)3
Comments: Atacamite in a well crystallized pocket. Location: Mina Lily, Pisco Umay, Ica Dept. Peru. Scale: 5 x 4.5 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Atacamite: Cu2Cl(OH)3 Santarosaite: CuB2O4
Comments: Encrustations of santarosaite (Cotype Specimen, MD212; blue) with atacamite (green) and anhydrite (white) on matrix. Discovered by Arturo Molina, Iquique, Chile in 2003. Holotype, sample MD 87, largely used up for the examinations. Location: Santa Rosa Mine, Iquique, Chile. Scale: Sample Width 3 cm. © K.C. Lyncker, Hamburg / German Type Specimen Catalogue