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Name: Coquimbite
Coq
Specimens in Collection:

#124: Coquimbite / Halotrichite
Monte Arsicco Mine, Sant Anna di Stazzama, Tuscany, Italy
IMA Chemistry: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Coquimbite contains elements:
Aluminum (Al)
Iron (Fe)
Sulfur (S)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Chile
Year First Published: 1841
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered,Redefined
Status Notes: Breithaupt J F A (1841) Coquimbites ferricus kürzer Coquimbit, in Vollständiges Handbuch der Mineralogie, Volume 2, Arnoldische Buchhandlung (Dresden and Leipzig) 100-100 Chemical formula changed from Fe^3+^_2_(SO_4_)_3_·9H_2_O: Mauro D, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Skogby H, Zaccarini F (2020) Redefinition of coquimbite, AlFe^3+^_3_(SO_4_)_6_(H_2_O)_12_·6H_2_O. Mineralogical Magazine 84, 275-282
Structural Group Name: Coquimbite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2638 Million Years Ago
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