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Cuatrocapaite-(NH4) Lucabindiite & Lavendulan

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Cuatrocapaite-(NH4) Lucabindiite & Lavendulan

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

This is part of a very limited lot directly from one of the authors involved the description of this new mineral - IMA2018-083. One vug approx. 1,3 x 0,6 mm opened shows brilliant withish to waterclear hexagonal patelets, associated with waterclear hexagonal crystals of Lucabindiite (extremely well developed for this species too!, but difficult to divide from Cuatrocapaite - usually the crystals are are a little thicker with sharp edges sometimes tapered). Also present are acicular crystals of also transparent Torrecillasite! Cuatrocapaite also occurs on other parts of the specimen and as satin-spar-like vein-fillings. Some minor Lavendulan is also present on this specimen.

Mineral Data
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Cuatrocapaite-(NH4)

Formula: 
(NH4)3(NaMg☐)(As2O3)6Cl6·16H2O
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Lucabindiite

Formula: 
(K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br)
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Lavendulan

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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