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Guarinoite

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Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Deep pink microcrystals of the extremely rare mineral guarinoite from the type locality and one of the only two known localities worldwide.

Sharp guarinoite crystals in this qualty (see first photo) are rarely seen in the mineral marketplace.

The mineral is one of the most sought after species from Cap Garonne. The species is a Co-Zn-Ni sulphate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Guarinoite

Formula: 
(Zn,Co,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.80
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

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