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Hureaulite & Rockbridgeite

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Hureaulite & Rockbridgeite

ex collection Marcus J. Origlieri
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Description
Locality: 
Cigana (Jocão), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 6.9 × 4.3 cm
Description

Very nice specimen with dozens of very well defined, pink hureaulite crystals with dark green to black rockbridgeite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hureaulite

Formula: 
(Mn,Fe)5(PO4)2(HPO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CB.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Les Hureaux, Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

Rockbridgeite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BC.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Midvale Mine, South Mountain, Midvale, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA

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