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Phosphoellenbergerite

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Phosphoellenbergerite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

Tiny pale blue Phosphoellenbergerite crystal on matrix with lustrous rutile crystals.

Ex Col Bernabe, Italy

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosphoellenbergerite

Formula: 
Mg14(PO4)6(HPO4,CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BB.55
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dora Maira Massif, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy