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Spheniscidite & Mitridatite

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Spheniscidite & Mitridatite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Very rare ammonium bearing phosphate mineral spheniscidite from Ukraina. It forms radiating aggregates in olive green mitridatite. The exact locality of the specimen is Kerchenskoe deposit, Kamysh-Burun Trough, which is the Type Locality for mitridatite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spheniscidite

Formula: 
(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.10
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Mitridatite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Kamysh-Burun Trough, Kerchenskoe deposit, Kerchenskyi (Fe)-ore basin, Kerch peninsula (Kertch peninsula), Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine...
Loranth Minerals

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