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Amarantite


Amarantite : Fe3+2[O|(SO4)2] · 7H2O

Photo Copyright © 2004 Robert O. Meyer  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
A species named for a color. Amaranth-red elongated crystals, up to 3 mm long, with square cross-sections, of Amarantite with Cuprocopiapite crystals. Robert O. Meyer specimen and photograph.

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