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Aluminite

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Description
Locality: 
Newhaven Cliffs, Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

This piece is a very attractive group of the classic material from Newhaven. It features bright white nodules of Aluminite in a solid mass.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aluminite

Formula: 
Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany