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Wupatkiite & Ilsemannite

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Wupatkiite & Ilsemannite

Type locality-Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm
Description

Two small specimens of Wupatkiite, is a very rare cobalt-magnesium-nickel sulphate that occurs in only 4 localities worldwide. It occurs as pale pink-white acicular crystals associated to probably yellow coconinoite (TL) and blue green ilsemannite, a very rare molybdenum mineral. Very nice under the microscope !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wupatkiite

Formula: 
(Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cameron, Cameron District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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