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Margarosanite Calcite & Svabite

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Margarosanite Calcite & Svabite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Jakobsberg Mine, Nordmark, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 4.6 × 2.6 cm
Weight: 
38.00gr
Description

Rough specimen of fluorescentMargarosanite ( Whit blue - UV SW) and Svabite (yellow), Calcite (orange /red), . Photos in UV SW and natural light. 

Margarosanite Most Common Activator: Mn2+

Other activators:            Pb2+ , Ce3+ , Nd3+

In Jakobsberg, Sweden, wolastonite and margarosanite replace barysilite 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Margarosanite

Formula: 
Pb(Ca,Mn2+)2(Si3O9)
Strunz: 
9.CA.25
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Parker Mine (Parker shaft), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Svabite

Formula: 
Ca5(AsO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jakobsberg Mine, Nordmark (Nordmarksberg), Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

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