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Alcaparrosaite & Pertlikite

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Alcaparrosaite & Pertlikite

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Description
Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

This is the rare chilean species: alcaparrosaite (IMA 2011-024) It is the first sulphate Ti(IV) and It was formed as a result of the oxidation of sulfide. It comes in yellow crystals of tabular on coquimbite. In this piece there are some vugs with alcaparrosaite tabular transparent crystals yellow light colour with yellow-honey cubic crystals of ZN-pertiklite with purple coquimbite crystals. images unfortunately not do justice to the beauty and importance of the piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alcaparrosaite

Formula: 
K3Ti4+Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Pertlikite

Formula: 
K2(Fe2+,Mg)2Mg4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.25
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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