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Leucophoenicite

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Leucophoenicite

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Description
Locality: 
Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Rich specimen of leucophoenicite in association with gageite and rhodochrosite from Kuruman, South Africa.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leucophoenicite

Formula: 
Mn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.60
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA