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Vauxite

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Description
Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Specimen built up by intense blue microcrystals of the iron-aluminium phosphate vauxite.

Mineral Data
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Vauxite

Formula: 
Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.35
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia