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Cadwaladerite

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Cadwaladerite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Maria Mine, Caleta Vítor, Arica Province, Arica & Parinacota Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Yellow microcrystals and masses of the very rare aluminium chloride-hydroxide mineral cadwaladerite from only one the three known localities worldwide

Cadwaladerite in visible crystals is almost never seen in the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cadwaladerite

Formula: 
Al5(H2O)3(OH)12·n(Cl,H2O)
Strunz: 
3.BD.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Cerros Pintados, Pampa del Tamarugal, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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