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Amarantite

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Amarantite

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Description
Locality: 
Cuya, Los Camarones, Arica Province, Arica & Parinacota Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Very rich and good, deep orange-red crystallized amarantite specimen from Chile. Rare

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarantite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)2O·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile