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Ludlamite & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Group of very well defined crystals, with a good size for the species. They have an intense and uniform color and are on a matrix of siderite.

The most remarkable is the considerably transparency  of the ludlamite crystals and the isolation as well.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludlamite

Formula: 
(Fe,Mn,Mg)3(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Wheal Jane (Falmouth Consolidated Mines), Baldhu, Kea, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
schani

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