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Althausite

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Althausite

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Description
Locality: 
Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
35.00gr
Description

Typical specimen of massive greyish althausite, a magnesium phosphate, from its type locality.  There are only 4 reported localities worldwide for this rare mineral species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Althausite

Formula: 
Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,☐)
Strunz: 
8.BB.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Pale gray, reddish brown
Type Locality: 
Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Dimorph Of: 

Holtedahlite

Formula: 
Mg2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.20
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

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