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Schuetteite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Las Cuevas Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.4 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
179.00gr
Description

Spectacular specimen of this rare mercury oxysulphate, the mineral was found long time ago in the Las Cuevas mine of Almaden, currently the mine is closed and restored so it is now impossible to find new samples of this rare mineral.

Mineral Data
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Schuetteite

Formula: 
Hg2+3(SO4)O2
Strunz: 
7.BB.40
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Oceanic Mine, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

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