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Pyroaurite & Hydromagnesite

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Pyroaurite & Hydromagnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Lee Valley Quarry, Brightwater, Tasman Region, South Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Small white rosettes of bladed hydromagnesite crystals on a bed of golden pyroaurite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyroaurite

Formula: 
Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Hydromagnesite

Formula: 
Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA
Earthstones Australia

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