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Berborite & Böhmite

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Berborite & Böhmite

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Description
Locality: 
Saga #1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Mørje, Porsgrunn, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 2.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with a vug hosting a very nice crystal of berborite with thomsonite-Ca and rich, unusual crystals of bohmite. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berborite

Formula: 
Be2(BO3)(OH,F)·H2O
Strunz: 
6.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta District (Pitkäranta District), Ladoga Region, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia

Böhmite

Formula: 
AlO(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FE.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mas Rouge, Les Baux-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

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