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Goldichite

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Goldichite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Beautiful purple bundles of goldichite glassy crystals. Acicular white are halotrichite.
It comes from the exceptional discovery of sulphates three years ago in the Monte Arsiccio mine.

Exquisite specimen!

 

 

 

Note: the last photo (4) is taken in sunlight.

 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goldichite

Formula: 
KFe(SO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.40
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA

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