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Cabalzarite

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Cabalzarite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Falotta, Tinizong, Oberhalbstein Alps, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

From the Type Locality for the species, this cabalzarite specimen is showing sprays of crystals accompanied by small aggregates of intense color and brilliance in cavities. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cabalzarite

Formula: 
Ca(Mg,Al,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Strunz: 
8.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland