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Erythrite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 9.5 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
201.00gr
Description

Very nice Erythrite cluster crystals up to 5 mm. At this Australian locality, the Erythrite formed as a carpet of radiating balls of tiny hair-like crystals, with deep pink color from the cobalt content

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erythrite

Formula: 
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany