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Metavoltine & Chalcanthite

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Metavoltine & Chalcanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Posey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Metavoltine and chalcanthite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Metavoltine

Formula: 
Na6K2FeFe6(SO4)12O2·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.35
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile