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Quenstedtite & Römerite

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Quenstedtite & Römerite

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Description
Locality: 
Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Quenstedtite and romerite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quenstedtite

Formula: 
Fe2(SO4)3·10H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Römerite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.75
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany