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Zapatalite

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Zapatalite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Miguel Vacas Mine, Conceição, Vila Viçosa, Évora District, Portugal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm
Description

Zapatalite forms light blue-green sphaerical aggregates and botryodal crust on limonitic quartzite matrix. This is a rare Cu-Al-phosphate mineral.

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Zapatalite

Formula: 
Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.20
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Unnamed prospect, Cerro Morita, Sonora, Mexico

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