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Zanazziite On Rose Quartz

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Zanazziite On Rose Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Lavra de Ilha, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 3.5 cm
Description

A very good and rich specimen of pale green zanazziite crystals on beautiful crystallized rosequartz with turmaline crystal.

Ex Armin Wendland collection - acquired 1974

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zanazziite

Formula: 
Ca2Mg5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rose Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Pink