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Schuetteite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.3 × 2.3 cm
Weight: 
55.00gr
Description

Very good specimen of this rare hydrated mercury sulfate only found in few places in the world, The mining area of Almaden, in Spain, is already completely closed and restored and only one mine remains for tourist and cultural visits, but it is already impossible to find minerals in this great Spanish deposit.

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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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