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Magnesiocopiapite

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Magnesiocopiapite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones Peninsula, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Magnesiocopiapite is a magnesium dominant copiapite replacing the Fe2+ position. This specimen hosts beautiful triclinic crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesiocopiapite

Formula: 
MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O
Strunz: 
7.DB.35
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Blythe, Riverside Co., California, USA