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Kingsmountite On Phosphophyllite

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Kingsmountite On Phosphophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Description

Fuzzy kingsmountite in bunches on phosphophyllite crystals.
Main cavern which feature kingsmountite and light bluish phosphophyllite is about 2.5cm across. Absolute rarity!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kingsmountite

Formula: 
Ca4(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

Phosphophyllite

Formula: 
Zn2Fe(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Prismatic crystals, often twinned
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Hagendorf North Pegmatite (Meixner Feldspar Pit), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany