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Magnesiocanutite

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Pale brown magnesiocanutite with magnesiokoritinigite and some other unknown phases to date. 

Rare and SEM-EDS confirmed!

References:

Kampf, A.R., Nash, B., Dini, M. and Molina Donoso, A.A. (2016) Magnesiocanutite, IMA 2016-057. CNMNC Newsletter No. 33, October 2016, page 1141; Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1135–1144

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesiocanutite

Formula: 
NaMnMg2[AsO4]2[AsO2(OH)2]
Group Parent: 
Alluaudite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile