mineral general info

Origin: Mt. Gunsen, South Australia, Australia

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

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Steve Sorrell

Several clusters of atacamite to ~3 mm on micro malachite

~2mm twinned atacamite crystals with micro's on malachite

Twinned atacamite ~2 mm, on malachite

Origin: Mount Oxide Copper mine, Mt Isa, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: fov ~12 mm on 35 x 60 mm specimen (top), fov ~3 mm (2nd row), crystal about 2 mm (bottom)

Sample owner: Vic Cloete

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Origin: Mount Gunson Mine, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Sample size: 15 x 7.5 x 4 cm

Owner: Steve Rust

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Atacamite