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Whitecapsite

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Description
Locality: 
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Orange exceptional crystals of the extremely rare new mineral whitecapsite (IMA 2012-030) from the only known locality worldwide.

Associated minerals in the specimen are realgar and probably brown jarosite.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme rarity and very sought after mineral !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Whitecapsite

Formula: 
H16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16·120H2O
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
yellowish
Type Locality: 
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

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