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Vauxite

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Description
Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Litlle piece of this beautiful and very rare phosphate.

From the only source in the world for this species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vauxite

Formula: 
Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.35
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia
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