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Sigloite Greenockite & Wavellite

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Sigloite Greenockite & Wavellite

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Description
Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm
Description

Tan colored sigloite crystals with hot red greenockite and with minor wavellite balls. Rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sigloite

Formula: 
Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia

Greenockite

Formula: 
CdS
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Bishopton tunnel, Bishopton, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland, UK

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
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