Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Sobotkite

Views:
Watches:
SHS823062

Sobotkite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice sobotkite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sobotkite

Variety Of: 

Saponite

Formula: 
Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.45
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Formula: 
(K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2·1-5H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0