A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Copper (chrysocolla) ore from the Exotica Mine, Chile |
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| Description | The Exotica Mine, Chile, is known for colorful and (some) uncommon copper carbonates and silicates. This photo shows a gravel cemented by green-blue chrysocolla (CuSiO3·nH2O) – typical of some of the major ore zones. The Exotica Mine is at Mina Sur, south of Chile's Chuquicamata deposit. It is 9 cm across. |
| Location | Chile. Near Chuguicamata. Exotica Mine. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | chrysocolla, copper, Exotica Mine, Chile |
| Tech details | 902 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 860 |
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