Sampleite
Locality:
Engaño Feliz Mine, Las Pintadas district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, ChileRosette cluster of sampleite crystals on matrix.
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Geological Setting:
Oxidized zones of copper deposits in arid climates; in caves derived from copper sulfides in cave walls and phosphorus from bat guano; miarolytic cavities in granite; in pegmatites.
