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Dorfmanite

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Dorfmanite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

Powdery white dorfmanite in ussingite matrix.Very rare mineral from Franz Bauer collection.Ex Dr. Wilke specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dorfmanite

Formula: 
Na2HPO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.60
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...