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Wupatkiite

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Wupatkiite

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Description
Locality: 
Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

A rich miniature specimen of wupatkiite from the best of species find from a now reclaimed and unnamed prospect in Red Canyon.   This specimen is a parallel grouping of pink wupatkiite fibers, free of matrix.    By the nature of the specimen, it is sure to shed, break, or fray to some extent during shipping.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wupatkiite

Formula: 
(Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cameron, Cameron District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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