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Frondelite Gordonite Leucophosphite & Variscite

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Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.6 × 3.1 cm
Description

some wonderful clusters of brown frondelite from its type locality, here with colourless gordonite, red leucophosphite , pink variscite and other different phosphates ; the best frondelite available from its type locality!

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Frondelite

Formula: 
Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BC.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gordonite

Formula: 
MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA

Leucophosphite

Formula: 
KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Variscite

Formula: 
AlPO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Meßbach Quarry, Meßbach, Plauen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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