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Fairfieldite

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small cabinet sample with rich, small golden-yellow clusters of sharp fairfieldite crystals. This particular find from the mine is quite special as it is a specimen from the first find of the mineral made in 1958. This find led to the Smithsonian team getting involved with research at the mine, leading to the many discoveries and new species descriptions made since. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fairfieldite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(PO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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$8 in continental US by priority USPS. International shipping depends on location. Multiple items ship together of course. If you are interested in insurance or registered shipping please contact me before you pay. I am not responsible for items lost in the mail or held in customs if buyer does not request registered parcels.

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