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Magnesiocanutite & Magnesiokoritnigite

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Magnesiocanutite & Magnesiokoritnigite

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Description
Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Very big (8,5 cm!)  and exceptional colorful combination of two new minerals : magnesiocanutite (IMA 2016-057) and magnesiokoritnigite (IMA 2013-049): magnesiocanutite occurs as rounded brown crystals whereas magnesiokoritnigite occurs as sharp pink crystals, both minerals associated to very nice deep blue lavendulan.

Magnesiocanutite is a one locality mineral worldwide.

Very nice under the microscope !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesiocanutite

Formula: 
NaMnMg2[AsO4]2[AsO2(OH)2]
Group Parent: 
Alluaudite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Magnesiokoritnigite

Formula: 
Mg(AsO3OH)·H2O
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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