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Erythrite from Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia

 
Erythrite from Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia

Erythrite from Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia

Erythrite from Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia

Erythrite from Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 72119
Mineral:Erythrite
Locality:Mount Cobalt Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry District, Queensland, Australia
Description:Rich specimen of many lustrous acicular violet-pink erythrite crystals on a thin plate of matrix. Erythrite is a rare hydrated cobalt arsenate known for bright pink color. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:5.5x3x1 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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