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Coquimbite Alunogen & Copiapite

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Coquimbite Alunogen & Copiapite

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Description
Locality: 
Javier Mine, Huac-huas, Lucanas Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

 Purple coquimbite crystals with white alunogen and yellow copiapite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coquimbite

Formula: 
Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3·9H2O, x ~0.5
Strunz: 
7.CB.55
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Coquimbo Region, Chile

Alunogen

Formula: 
Al2(SO4)3·17H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.45
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White

Copiapite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.35
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile