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Alterite

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Description
Locality: 
Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Yellow-green crystals of alterite, with possible intermixed magnesioalterite, forming a rich patch on matrix.   Alterite is a new oxylate mineral known only from a single occurance.

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What's on the rock

Alterite

Formula: 
Zn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4 · 17H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Yellow-green
Type Locality: 
Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Coconino Co., Arizona, United States Of America

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