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Brazilianite Siderite Childrenite & Quartz

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Brazilianite Siderite Childrenite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 4.4 × 2.1 cm
Description

Dark brown siderite crystals with brown acicular childrenite and transparent clear brasilianite crystals and quartz crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brazilianite

Formula: 
NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BK.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White