Sanrománite

  

 

  

This specimen is covered with lavender coloured juangodoyite and has a small area where some sanromanite is visible as green crystals.

Origin: Santa Rosa Mine, Iquique, Chile (type locality)

Sample size: thumbnail (top), thumbnail (bottom)

 

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Good coverage of clear to slightly yellow blades of sanromanite on probably malachite.

  

  

 

  

Clear to slightly honey yellow, long bladed crystals of sanromanite to about 0.2 mm associated with green juangodoyite and blue chalconatronite.

  

This specimen is mostly juangodoyite though there is a few minor crystals of sanromanite on the edge. The juangodoyite is purplish blue, chalky crusts replacing chalconatronite with sky blue, darker chalconatronite.

  

Honey yellow, micro prismatic crystals to about 0.5mm with fair coverage associated with sky blue juangodoyite. The green is malachite.

  

Tiny, less than 0.5 mm, honey colored prismatic crystals with rich coverage all across face with chalconatronite (green).

Origin: Santa Rosa mine, Iquique Province, Tarapaca, Chile (type locality)

Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm (top), 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm (3rd/4th row), 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm (5th/6th row), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (7th row), 5 x 3 x 1 cm (8th/9th row), 4 x 2 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

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