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Falsterite

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Falsterite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Palermo 1 Mine, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1.3 cm
Description

Small matrix piece with a vug full of nice blue crystals of the new mineral falsterite from the type locality. Associated with goyazite, vivianite, and siderite. Very rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Falsterite

Formula: 
Ca2MgMn2+2Fe2+2Fe3+2Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)14
Hardness: 
2.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

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