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Kremersite

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Kremersite

Classic locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

deep orange crystals of kremersite, a very rare ammonium-potassium-iron chloride known from only a few localities worldwide, this one from the famous La Fossa crater, locality that has produced al least 36 type locality minerals !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kremersite

Formula: 
(NH4,K)2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)]
Strunz: 
3.CJ.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Brown-red
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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