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Kasparite & Pickeringite

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Kasparite & Pickeringite

ex. Marek Patúš collection
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Description
Locality: 
Dubník, Červenica, Prešov County, Prešov Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Description

Light pink cobaltoan pickeringite (kašparite) needles/sprays with snow-white prickeringite. Comes from ancient opal mines at Dubník.

Outstanding and very hard to find material in this quality.

Comes out of my personal collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kasparite

Variety Of: 

Pickeringite

Formula: 
MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Pickeringite

Formula: 
MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
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