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Gorceixite

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Gorceixite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 4.5 × 2.8 cm
Description

Blue spheres of gorceixite on clear baryte blades

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gorceixite

Formula: 
BaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil