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Kamarizaite Jarosite & Natrojarosite

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Kamarizaite Jarosite & Natrojarosite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

This is the last example of this species that I will auction. The beige to white material is kamarizaite and is sitting on brown crystals of jarosite. Natrojarosite is also associate. From the type locality!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kamarizaite

Formula: 
Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

Jarosite

Formula: 
KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Pyramidal Class
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora (Cuevas de Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Natrojarosite

Formula: 
NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Soda Springs Valley, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA

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