Atacamite with Kolinite from Atacama Chile, Smithsonian Natural History Museum 2015, Minerals Exhibition

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The most common Cu2(OH)3Cl polymorph is atacamite. It is an oxidation product of other copper minerals, especially under arid, saline conditions. It was found in fumarolic deposits, and a weathering product of sulfides in subsea black smoker deposits. It was named for the Atacama Desert in Chile (wikipedia)

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