Show Jar with Atacamite Mineral Powder inside !!! Circa 1860.

Show Jar with "Atacamite" Mineral Powder from "Chile" inside !!! Blown Glass Jar with Rolled bottom Edge and Cork Stopper is Circa 1840 to 1880.

Atacamite is a comparatively Rare Mineral, formed from primary copper minerals in the oxidation or weathering zone of arid climates.

Atacamite is a mineral found originally in the desert of Atacama Desert, Chile, and named by D. de Gallizen in 1801.

Strangely enough, the powder is more of a Green Color, that the White which shows when using the Camera's Flash !

Stands 8 inches High, and 3 inches inn Diameter.

Weighs : 2 pounds, and 7.1 Ounces.