Dark paratacamite crystals on blue quartz matrix with mirror reflection.
Altered green copper matrix rock with a vertical mirror reflection.
Close vertical perspective of brecciated green and brown rock matrix.
Macro view of bright green copper alteration border on matrix.
Close horizontal overview of dark paratacamite crystals inside quartz cavity.
Mid range view of deep green paratacamite on quartz prisms.
Macro photograph showing sharp dark green rhombohedral paratacamite crystal cluster.
Detailed macro shot of translucent light blue quartz crystal druse.

Paratacamite

Paratacamite – Cu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6
Elements: Copper, Zinc, Chlorine, Oxygen, Hydrogen
Class: Halides
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 3
Calcite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
A copper coin can scratch it.
Quartz – SiO2
Elements: Silicon, Oxygen
Class: Silicates – Tectosilicates
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 7
Quartz
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Very hard. Scratches glass and steel.
Origin: Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica – Peru
Did you know?

Pressing a quartz crystal makes it give off a precise electric beat, which is why it keeps time in nearly every watch and once tuned the radios of World War II, when good crystals were a strategic resource.

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