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Juansilvaite Caracolite Mahnertite Beudantite

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Juansilvaite Caracolite Mahnertite Beudantite

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Description
Locality: 
El Feliz Mine, Villaricos, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Weight: 
2.00gr
Description

Juansilvaíta, first meeting in Spain and second worldwide. It is presented in the form of white balls accompanying blue mahnertite, greenish yellow beudantite and beautiful transparent hexagonal crystals of caracolite. Very scarce in this mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Juansilvaite

Formula: 
Na5Al3[AsO3(OH)]4[AsO2(OH)2]2(SO4)2·4H2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Caracolite

Formula: 
Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
7.BD.20
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Beatriz Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Mahnertite

Formula: 
NaCu3(AsO4)2Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.45
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

Beudantite

Formula: 
PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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