| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Erythrite |
| Formula: | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Comments: | Found in cracks and vugs near to the sulphide ore vein. |
| Habit: | Prismatic, acicular radiating aggregates |
| Colour: | Various colours white, cream, pink to pale pink and pale rose, peach, dark and light purple |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Löllingite | 2 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Safflorite | 1 |
| Arsenolite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Erythrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kruisrivier cobalt mine, Farm Kruisrivier 74 JS, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 260267 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:260267:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Erythrite |
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| 76.8km (47.7 miles) | ⓘEenzaamheid Farm, eMalahleni (Witbank), Emalahleni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kruisrivier cobalt mine, Farm Kruisrivier 74 JS, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa