Atacamite

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Atacamite
2V angle
Calculated: 74°
Dispersionr < v, strong
References[2][3][4][5]

Atacamite is a

Dmitri de Gallitzin.[2]
The Atacama Desert is also the namesake of the mineral.

Occurrence

Atacamite is

black smokers.[3] The mineral has also been found naturally on oxidized copper deposits in Chile, China, Russia, Czech Republic, Arizona, and Australia.[6] It occurs in association with cuprite, brochantite, linarite, caledonite, malachite, chrysocolla and its polymorphs.[3]

Synthetic Occurrence

Atacamite has been discovered in the patina of the

Persia.[6]

Biomineral

Atacamite occurs as a biomineral in the jaws of

bloodworms.[7][8]

References

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  1. S2CID 235729616
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  2. ^ a b c Atacamite on Mindat.org
  3. ^ a b c Handbook of Mineralogy
  4. ^ Atacamite on Webmineral
  5. ^ Mineralienatlas
  6. ^ a b "Atacamite – CAMEO". cameo.mfa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  7. S2CID 14001250
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  8. PMID 12886017
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