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Bergenite

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Description
Locality: 
Bergen, Zobes-Bergen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Sharp crystal of bergenite from the type locality in Saxony.

The specimen was found around 20 years ago, for a limited time it was possible to acquire a few interesting samples but these days are long gone now.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bergenite

Formula: 
Ca2Ba4(UO2)9(PO4)6O6·16H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Bergen U deposit, Zobes-Bergen District, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany