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Emmonsite & Alunite

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Emmonsite & Alunite

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Description
Locality: 
Wendy Pit, Tambo Mine, El Indio, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.1 × 1.7 cm
Description

Pretty emmonsite balls set on alunite crystals. Very rare material!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Emmonsite

Formula: 
Fe3+2[TeO3]3·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JM.10
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Tombstone, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Alunite

Formula: 
KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Allumiere Quarries, Tolfa, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
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