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Tamarugite

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Description
Locality: 
Coronel Manuel Rodríguez Mine, Mejillones Peninsula, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.6 × 3.4 cm
Description

Colourless tamarugite from the Coronel Manuel Rodriguez mine, Antofagasta, Chile. Very good and large colourless xls. 

 

Mineral Data
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Tamarugite

Formula: 
NaAl(SO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile...