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Magnesioaubertite

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Magnesioaubertite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Grotta dell'Allume, Faraglione Nico, Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Rich pale sky-blue crystallized magnesioaubertite with white silky acicular crystals of pickeringite are in association. An important thumbnail for this rare species!Ex Franz Bauer collection, ex Dr. Georg Gebhard collection - acquired 1982

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Magnesioaubertite

Formula: 
(Mg,Cu)Al(SO4)2Cl·14H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Faraglione Ranni, Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy