Santarosaite - Santa Rosa mine - Santa Rosa-Huantajaya Distr. - Iquique Prov. - Tarapacá - Chile TYPE LOCALITY
(#MINS9305)
Several blue colored sub-mmi spheres of Santarosaite are arranged on the surface of this sample.
The santarosaite is a very rare copper borate, found for now only in this locality, which is therefore the type locality.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
 Overall size:35mm x 30 mm x 11 mm
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Leightonite, Salvadora mine, Caracoles, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS9238)
Nice crystals cluster of light blu leightonite crystals up to 1.5 mm on porphyric matrix.
Specimen weight:15 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:32mm x 20 mm x 23 mm
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Atacamite - Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Pernatty, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
(#MINS9145)
This specimen features incredibly rich forest/emerald green, sparkling aggregates of fine quality atacamite xls up to 5 mm.Classic and excellent material from this mine, that closed in 1985. Ex Sandro Maggia Collection.
Specimen weight:125 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 20 mm
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Metavoltine - Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
(#11977_META_DANI)
Specimen sporting yellowish-brown metavoltine xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:42mm x 38 mm x 30 mm
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Destinezite, Copiapite - Coronel Manuel Rodríguez, Mejillones, ,Antofagasta, Chile
(#11317_DEST_DANI)
Red-brown destinezite xx with yellow copiapite xx.
Specimen weight:18 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:40mm x 30 mm x 10 mm
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Gilmarite - Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS8904)
Gilmarite in blue rosettes xls up to 1 mm scattered in vugs of matrix with green Conicalcite in association .A rare copper arsenate. Ex Sandro Maggia coll.
Specimen weight:46 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 0.5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 25 mm x 28 mm
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Sideronatrite - Barranca del Cobre, Mejillones peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS8889)
Specimen filled with deep yellow-orange sideronatrite xls up to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:33 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:48mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Chrysocolla - Eagle Eye mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
(#12000_CHRY_DANI)
Nice blue-deep green Chrysocolla on matrix.
Specimen weight:12 gr.
Crystal size:1 mm
Overall size:35mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
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Natrochalcite with Antlerite - Chuquicamata mine, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#MINS9011)
Specimen rich of darl green Antlerite xls aup to 1,5 mm with emeraldi green Natrochalcite on white contrasting matrix. Natrochalcite is a very rare hydrated sodium, copper sulfate and the Chuquicamata Mine of Chile is the type locality.
Specimen weight:135 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size:68mm x 60 mm x 45 mm
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Parabutlerite (TL) - Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
(#8490a_PARA_DANI)
Rare brown-reddish parabutlerite xls of textbook shape on matrix wityh copiapite.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 42 mm
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Gordaite (TL) - Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile
(#11356_GORD_DANI)
Superb greenish-light blue gordat xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:63 gr.
Crystal size:< 1 mm
Overall size:45mm x 30 mm x 35 mm
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Cuprite - Okandawasi, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
(#MINS7750)
Specimen with well formed Cuprite crystal up to 1,6 cm wide aesthetically covered by Malachite on a bed of bluish-green Chrysocolla.
Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,6 wide
Overall size:37mm x 18 mm x 40 mm
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