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Aldridgeite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.2 × 0.7 cm
Description

Outstanding and very rich specimen of pale blue crystals of the very rare and relatively new cadmium mineral aldridgeite (IMA 2010-019) from one of the only three known localities worldwide.

Cadmium minerals are very rare in Nature, since only 28 from more than 5500 mineral species known are cadmium minerals (source Mindat) !.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aldridgeite

Formula: 
(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Isostructural with: 
Serpierite

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