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Amarillite

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Amarillite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

A small fragment of matrix hosting orange amarillite masses. Rare mineral. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarillite

Formula: 
NaFe(SO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.75
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile