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Amarantite

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Description
Locality: 
Biposo, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Rich, radial aggregates of liquorice brown platy amarantite crystals up to 0.6 cm high on matrix, associated with chalcanthite. Very rich specimen of a relatively rare sulfate from Sierra Gorda in Chile.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amarantite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SO4)2O·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
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