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Hectorfloresite

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Hectorfloresite

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Description
Locality: 
Cala Cala Mine, Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

 Pale yellow to white needle crystal aggregates of 1 mm, on vugs in Nitratine matrix.  Good specimens of this rare Sodium-sulfo-iodate.

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Hectorfloresite

Formula: 
Na9(SO4)4(IO3)
Strunz: 
7.BD.60
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Alianza Mine (Rajo No. 13), Oficina Victoria, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile