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Amarantite & Kröhnkite

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Amarantite & Kröhnkite

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Description
Locality: 
Queténa Mine, Chuquicamata, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Red orange amarantite on deep blue kröhnkite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarantite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)2O·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Kröhnkite

Formula: 
Na2Cu(SO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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