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Brushite

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Description
Locality: 
Lobos Mine, Punta de Lobos, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

pale  yellow micro crystalline massive crystal aggregates of 2,5 cm (KS) to 4 cm (NS) of pure Brushite. These are the best and richest specimen of this uncommon Calcium Phosphate I have ever seen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brushite

Formula: 
Ca(HPO4)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.50
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Aves Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela