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Wupatkiite

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Wupatkiite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lorena Mine, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.9 × 0.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen of pink fibrous, very rare wupatkiite from the best locality for this rare cobalt sulfate. Nice pink needles make up this entire specimen. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wupatkiite

Formula: 
(Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cameron, Cameron District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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