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β-Roselite & Roselite

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β-Roselite & Roselite

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Azzer Mine, Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 0.8 × 1 cm
Description

Ca-Co -arsenate dimorphs from Morocco. Roselite-ß forms pink tabular epitaxie on rose red roselite crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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
Loranth Minerals

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