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Parabutlerite & Botryogen

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Parabutlerite & Botryogen

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Description
Locality: 
Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta Department, San Juan, Argentina
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.3 × 4 cm
Description

 Parabutlerite and boteyogen on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parabutlerite

Formula: 
Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.DC.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Botryogen

Formula: 
MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DC.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden