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Alcaparrosaite Krausite Pertlikite & Coquimbite

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Alcaparrosaite Krausite Pertlikite & Coquimbite

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Description
Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Rich specimen with a lot of minerals the sulfat group.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alcaparrosaite

Formula: 
K3Ti4+Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Krausite

Formula: 
KFe(SO4)2·H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sulphur Hole (Sulfur Hole; Sulphur pit), Mule Canyon, Yermo, Calico District (Daggett District), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Pertlikite

Formula: 
K2(Fe2+,Mg)2Mg4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.25
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Coquimbite

Formula: 
Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3·9H2O, x ~0.5
Strunz: 
7.CB.55
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Coquimbo Region, Chile