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Roselite & β-Roselite

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Roselite & β-Roselite

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Description
Locality: 
Agoudal Mines, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

This is one of the very best specimen I ever had. Another exceptional specimen of this mine. Interesting specimen with well defined crystals. The brightness, habit, transparency and color of the crystals is unbeatable. Collected 2008. The quality is top with very fresh appearance.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roselite

Formula: 
Ca2(Co2+,Mg)(AsO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Rappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

β-Roselite

Formula: 
Ca2(Co2+,Mg)(AsO4)2·2H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Red, pale
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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