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Gormanite

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Gormanite

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Description
Locality: 
Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of dark green-blue sprays of gormanite crystals.

Type locality of gormanite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gormanite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.45
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada