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Roselite & Cobaltaustinite

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Roselite & Cobaltaustinite

From a new find in 2012
New Discovery

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Description
Locality: 
Ambed #3 Mine, Ambed, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Matrix with multiple vugs containing an attractive combination of transparent deep pink roselite crystals in association with dark green cobaltaustinite crystals. Also present are some double terminated calcite crystals and brown arsenosiderite micro clusters. The specimen come from a new find in 2012 prosucing some of the best roselite crystals so far found.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Cobaltaustinite

Formula: 
CaCo(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

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