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Coalingite & Artinite

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Description
Locality: 
Artinite Pit, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 4 × 3.6 cm
Description

Nice coalingite on artinite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coalingite

Formula: 
Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3]·2H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.55
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Artinite

Formula: 
Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dossi di Franscia (Franscia Mine; Franscia Mines; Franscia Quarries), Campo Franscia (Franscia), Lanzada, Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy