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Wupatkiite

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Wupatkiite

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Description
Locality: 
Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.4 × 0.9 cm
Description

Mass of crystalline wupatkiite from Vulcano island with some other unidentified blue mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wupatkiite

Formula: 
(Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.85
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cameron, Cameron District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA