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Fuenzalidaite

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Fuenzalidaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Soledad Mine, Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

yellow crystal aggregates of 1 mm, very rich in colorless nitratine-halite matrix. Very good specimens of this rare Na-Mg-K-sulfo-iodate;

Mineral Data
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Fuenzalidaite

Formula: 
K6(Na,K)4Na6Mg10(SO4)12(IO3)12·12H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.40
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Oficina Santa Luisa, Canchas, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile