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Alcaparrosaite & Pertlikite

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Alcaparrosaite & Pertlikite

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Description
Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

White platy crystals of the very rare new mineral (IMA 2011-024) alcaparrosaite associated to yellow sharp pertlikite crystals and minoritary purple coquimbite.

Mineral Data
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Alcaparrosaite

Formula: 
K3Ti4+Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Pertlikite

Formula: 
K2(Fe2+,Mg)2Mg4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12·18H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.25
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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