Editing Atacamite (section)

== Occurrence ==
Atacamite is [[Polymorphism (materials science)|polymorphous]] with [[botallackite]], [[clinoatacamite]], and [[paratacamite]].<ref name="Mindat" /> Atacamite is a comparatively rare mineral, formed from primary copper minerals in the [[oxidation]] or [[weathering]] zone of arid climates. It has also been reported as a [[volcanic sublimate]] from [[fumarole]] deposits, as sulfide alteration products in [[black smoker]]s.<ref name="HBM" /> The mineral has also been found naturally on oxidized copper deposits in Chile, [[China]], [[Russia]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Arizona]], and [[Australia]].<ref name=":0" /> It occurs in association with [[cuprite]], [[brochantite]], [[linarite]], [[caledonite]], [[malachite]], [[chrysocolla]] and its polymorphs.<ref name="HBM" />

=== Synthetic Occurrence ===
Atacamite has been discovered in the patina of the [[Statue of Liberty]], and as alteration of ancient [[bronze]] and copper [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]]. The bronze of the [[Antikythera mechanism]] had turned to atacamite under the sea.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Alex Wilkins |title=Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn |journal=New Scientist |date=Apr 17, 2025 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2476675-ancient-computers-gears-may-not-have-been-able-to-turn/}}</ref>

The mineral has been found as a pigment in [[sculpture]], [[Manuscript|manuscripts]], [[Map|maps]], and [[Fresco|frescoes]] discovered in [[Eurasia]], [[Russia]], and [[Persia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Atacamite|title=Atacamite – CAMEO|website=cameo.mfa.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>

=== Biomineral === 
Atacamite occurs as a biomineral in the jaws of [[Glycera (genus)|bloodworms]].<ref name="Lichtenegger">{{cite journal|date=October 2002|title=High abrasion resistance with sparse mineralization: copper biomineral in worm jaws|journal=Science|volume=298|issue=5592|pages=389–92|bibcode=2002Sci...298..389L|doi=10.1126/science.1075433|pmid=12376695|vauthors=Lichtenegger HC, Schöberl T, Bartl MH, Waite H, Stucky GD|s2cid=14001250}}</ref><ref name="Stucky2003">{{cite journal  |vauthors=Lichtenegger HC, Schöberl T, Ruokolainen JT, etal |title=Zinc and mechanical prowess in the jaws of Nereis, a marine worm |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=100 |issue=16 |pages=9144–9 |date=August 2003 |pmid=12886017 |pmc=170886 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1632658100 |bibcode=2003PNAS..100.9144L |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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Atacamite-235102.jpg|Atacamite prisms from Chile
Harvard Museum of Natural History. Atacamite. Miraflores Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Atacama, Chile (DerHexer) 2012-07-20.jpg|Atacamite from Chile displayed in the [[Harvard Museum of Natural History]]
Atacamite-168148.jpg|Atacamite from Mt. Gunson, South Australia
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