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Brazilianite

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Description
Locality: 
Santa Maria De Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 1.8 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.90cm
Description

A perfect yellow translucent to transparent crystal group of Brazilianite with well defined faces and sharp terminations.

Perfect crystal cluster with no damage

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brazilianite

Formula: 
NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BK.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil