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Erythrite

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Erythrite

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Azzer Mine, Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.2 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Very good and interesting specimen of erythrite in two generations: Large and deep red, lustrous crystals up to 10 mm together with tiny pink hedgehogs in vugs.

Beautiful specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany