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Tapiaite & Barahonaite-(Al)

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Tapiaite & Barahonaite-(Al)

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Description
Locality: 
Jote Mine, Pampa Larga, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Pink tapiaite assoaciated with green barahonaite-(Al) and minor joteite from the type locality. Beautiful!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tapiaite

Formula: 
Ca5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4·12H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Jote Mine, Pampa Larga district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Barahonaite-(Al)

Formula: 
(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe3+,Al)12Al2(AsO4)8(OH,Cl)x·nH2O
Strunz: 
8.CH.60
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
La Reconquistada claim (prospect near Dolores mine), Pastrana, Mazarrón-Águilas, Murcia, Spain