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Hydrotalcite-2H

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Hydrotalcite-2H

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

Outstanding yellow orange sharp crystals of hydrotalcite-2H, previously known as manasseite, from Brazil.

The name of manasseite was discredited in 2012.

Hydrotalcite-2H is a rare Mg-Al carbonate

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrotalcite-2H

Formula: 
Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA

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