CHRYSOCOLLA AND QUARTZ - Atacama Desert, Chile
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Atacama Desert, Chile
A gorgeous, colourful specimen of chrysocolla covered with sparkling quartz crystals.
Atacama Desert, Chile
A gorgeous, colourful specimen of chrysocolla covered with sparkling quartz crystals.
In the hot and dry Atacama Desert region of northern Chile there are extensive deposits of copper. The mines have produced many different copper minerals, most in vibrant blue and green colours, such as chrysocolla.
Size: approx. 9 x 6 x 4.5 centimetres
Weight: 194 grams
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