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Tamarugite In Kröhnkite

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Tamarugite In Kröhnkite

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Description
Locality: 
La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Nice tamarugite in kröhnkite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tamarugite

Formula: 
NaAl(SO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile...

Kröhnkite

Formula: 
Na2Cu(SO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile