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Senegalite & Turquoise

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Senegalite & Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kedougou, Senegal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 3.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Matrix with vugs containing transparent, light green senegalite crystals on light blue turquoise.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Senegalite

Formula: 
Al2(PO4)(OH)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Mount Kourou Diakouma (Kouroudiako), Saraya, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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