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β-Roselite & Erythrite

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β-Roselite & Erythrite

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Description
Locality: 
Richelsdorf District, Wildeck, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

Pale pink roselite beta and beautiful erythrite on safflorite matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

β-Roselite

Formula: 
Ca2(Co2+,Mg)(AsO4)2·2H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Red, pale
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany