Chile
Scott 1179d
150 pesos
9 Aug 1996
| Mineral Name: | Atacamite |
| Composition: | Copper chloride hydroxide |
| Nomenclature: | Named after the Atacam desert province in northern Chile. |
| Industrial Uses: | Copper ore. |
| Additional Notes: | Atacamite is a polymorph with two other minerals, botallackite and paratacamite. Polymorphs (a term that means "multiple forms") are minerals that have the same chemical composition—copper chloride hydroxide in the case of atacamite, botallackite, and paratacamite—but have different crystallographic structures. |
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Atacamite Chile Scott 1179d 150 pesos 9 Aug 1996 |
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| The stamp shows a natural, unpolished mineral specimen. | |
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