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Strengite

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Strengite

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Description
Locality: 
Kreuzberg, Pleystein, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

From a very old German collection comes this very nice strengite specimen.

Beautiful violet strengite crystals in vugs of the quartz matrix reach a maximum of 0.35 cm.

With some red phosphosiderite crystals.

Beautiful old time specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany