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Aldridgeite

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Aldridgeite

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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: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

Blue sheets of aldridgeite associated with smaller, squat crystals of another habit.   Aldridgeite is a relatively new cadmium bearing sulfate known from just three localities worldwide.

Mineral Data
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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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