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Kingsmountite & Parascholzite

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Kingsmountite & Parascholzite

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Description
Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Colorless kingsmountite crystals with sprays of parascholzite needles

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kingsmountite

Formula: 
Ca4(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

Parascholzite

Formula: 
CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany