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Caesiumpharmacosiderite & Hydroniumpharmacosiderite

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Caesiumpharmacosiderite & Hydroniumpharmacosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Wendy Pit, Tambo Mine, El Indio, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Description

Pale caesiumpharmacosiderite with hydroniumpharmacosiderite areas from the Wendy pit, El Indio, Chile. Analysed by S. Mills. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Caesiumpharmacosiderite

Formula: 
CsFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Wendy open pit (Wendy pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Hydroniumpharmacosiderite

Formula: 
(H3O)Fe4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK