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Zwieselite & Triphylite

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Zwieselite & Triphylite

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Description
Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.4 × 2 cm
Description

Brown zwieselite and dark green triphylite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zwieselite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)2(PO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Birkhöhe Quarry (Birkenhöhe Quarry), Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Triphylite

Formula: 
LiFe2+PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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