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Hyalite On Erythrite

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Hyalite On Erythrite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.2 × 1 cm
Description

A rich coverage of deep magneta pink erythrite crystals, some  matted and covered in places by droplets of hyalite that progressively form more substantial coverage along one edge, the reverse side of this specimen is a lighter pink coloured mass of acicular erythrite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hyalite

Variety Of: 

Opal

Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Earthstones Australia

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