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Erythrite Cobaltaustinite & Lavendulan

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Erythrite Cobaltaustinite & Lavendulan

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Description
Locality: 
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm
Description

A light sandy coloured matrix is covered on one surface by  tan coloured smolianinovite over which bright pink crystals of erthyrite has grown and scattered amongst the acicular pink blades are small light blue lavendulan crystals. Small green masses and crystal groups of cobaltaustinite ( this is the type locality) are scattered both over one side and through the matrix replacing small cobaltite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Cobaltaustinite

Formula: 
CaCo(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

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
Earthstones Australia

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