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Ernstite Psm Childrenite

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Ernstite Psm Childrenite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

Brown ernstite pseudomorphing childrenite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ernstite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

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