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Chalcanthite & Halotrichite

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Chalcanthite & Halotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Alfredo Pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 5 × 2.3 cm
Weight: 
40.00gr
Description

Very beautiful and esthetic specimen of blue chalcantite on matrix partially covered by groups of white halotrichite crystals. Very stable specimen found a long time ago in this famous Spanish mining area.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcanthite

Formula: 
CuSO4·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Halotrichite

Formula: 
FeAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White

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