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Calcioferrite

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Calcioferrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Angaston, Barossa Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.9 × 1.8 cm
Description

Rare globules of calcioferrite occur in phosphate rock as buff coloured silky balls. Good for the species and the locality.

Mineral Data
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Calcioferrite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Battenberg, Grünstadt-Land, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Gondwana Minerals