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Ahlfeldite

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Ahlfeldite

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Intense red ahlfeldite associated with blue chalcomenite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ahlfeldite

Formula: 
(Ni,Co)SeO3·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JH.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia