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Yukonite

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Description
Locality: 
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm
Description

Very nice sample of yukonite pseudomorphose after scorodite!

Extremely rare in this locality!

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Yukonite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.25
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
brown
Type Locality: 
Daulton Mine, Windy Arm, Tagish Lake, Carcross, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada