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Natroalunite

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Natroalunite

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Description
Locality: 
Chorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Sud Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Cream to tan colored chalky natroalunite with minor matrix.

Found in the 1980s

Originally named minamiite for Dr. A. E. Minami (1899-1977), later renamed natroalunite-2c

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Natroalunite

Formula: 
NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Red Mountain District, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA

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