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Kamarizaite Lavendulan & Jarosite

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Kamarizaite Lavendulan & Jarosite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.6 × 3.4 cm
Description

Kamarizaite itself is a rare mineral. This piece features a unique combination of kamarizaite with lavendulan(blue) and jarosite(dark brown). The jarosite is typically associated with kamarizaite but lavendulan is not! So this is not only a good type locality example but also a very rare combination! The back is more rich in kamarizaite which is the beige to white mineral!

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

Lavendulan

Formula: 
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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

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