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Sigloite & Paravauxite

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Sigloite & Paravauxite

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Description
Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Description

Beige sigloite and paravauxite from the Siglo Veinte mine, Llallagua, Bolivia.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sigloite

Formula: 
Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia

Paravauxite

Formula: 
Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia