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Fluckite & Pharmacolite

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Fluckite & Pharmacolite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Giftgrube Mine, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Light pink fluckite crystals on pharmacolite crystals

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluckite

Formula: 
CaMn2+(HAsO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube), Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

Pharmacolite

Formula: 
Ca(HAsO4)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany