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Rodalquilarite & Jarosite

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Rodalquilarite & Jarosite

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Description
Locality: 
Rodalquilar, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.7 × 1 cm
Description

Radiated aggregates of green rodalquilarite crystals, with jarosite, on quartz matrix. A Spanish classic, nowadays not easy to find in the mine and in the market.   

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rodalquilarite

Formula: 
Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Strunz: 
4.JL.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Filon 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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