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| Chalcanthite (primary), The Planet Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona |
09 Chalcanthite
Seductive
blue chalcanthite crystals are composed of copper, combined with sulfur and other elements and
water. This arrangement turns copper, which is required by the body but toxic in excess quantities, into an extremely
bio-available crystal. In another words, the copper becomes water soluble, and
may be assimilated in great quantities by any plant or animal, rapidly
weakening it and then killing it by shutting down body processes. Chalcanthite should never be taste tested by amateur scientists for salt content,
or an extremely serious overdose of copper could result. Just releasing
crystals of the blue mineral has killed entire ponds of algae, and posed great
environmental threats. Because of the incredible beauty and rarity of
chalcanthite, an enterprise dedicated to growing artificial crystals and
passing them off as genuine specimens for sale has developed within the
geological community.
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