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Eleonorite & Strengite

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Eleonorite & Strengite

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Description
Locality: 
Three Oak Gap, Polk County, Arkansas, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.8 × 2.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a world class sample of eleonorite with the entire sample being made of dark red blades of the mineral. It is actually a portion of a very large vug that was collected in 1976 and produced the world's best for the species. Small spheres of strengite accompany the rich eleonorite crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eleonorite

Formula: 
Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Group Parent: 
Beraunite Group
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3½ - 4
Colour: 
red, reddish brown
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany & Rotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

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