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Kastningite

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Kastningite

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Locality: 
Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

The rare complex phosphate kastningite was named after amateur mineralogist Jürgen Kastning, who discovered the mineral.
This specimen has tiny but well-formed colourless crystals of this rare species in a cavity in the matrix.

Mineral Data
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Kastningite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Cartils Minerals

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