5206 - Coquimbite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Quetena
Calama
Chile

Contributors

Arthur Montgomery

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

5206

Mineral Name

Coquimbite

Chemical Formula

Fe+++2(SO4)3•9(H2O)

Subcollection

Arthur Montgomery
Specimen Number
001

Cluster of pink-gray equant crystals with yellow alteration on surface

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Queténa Mine, Calama, Chile

Locality Lat/Long

-22.4548007, -68.9427526

Mining District

Chuquicamata District

Mine Name

Queténa Mine
Original Attributed Locality
Chile
near Calama
Geographic Features
Toki Copper Deposit