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Rodalquilarite On Alunite

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Rodalquilarite On Alunite

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Description
Locality: 
Wendy Pit, Tambo Mine, El Indio, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.3 × 3.7 cm
Description

Exceptional green rodalquilarite on alunite from the Wendy Pit, El Indio, Coquimbo, Chile. 

Ex W. Pinch specimen. Comes with an original W. Pinch label. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rodalquilarite

Formula: 
Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Strunz: 
4.JL.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Filon 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Alunite

Formula: 
KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Allumiere Quarries, Tolfa, Rome Province, Latium, Italy