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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: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

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

Very rich specimen for the quantity of crystals present !

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

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

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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