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Talmessite

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Description
Locality: 
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Description

Talmessite forms pink to orange crystals on this piece. Although there's a solid solution series between talmessite and beta-roselite, this must be very much on the talmessite end of the series. Found by the seller in december 2009.

High resolution mineral images (tiff 75 MB), for use in articles or to print A3 for your wall, will be provided as download.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Talmessite

Formula: 
Ca2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Talmessi Mine (Talmesi Mine; Telmessi Mine; Telmesi Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Esfahan Province (Isfahan Province; Aspadana Province), Iran
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