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Planerite

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Planerite

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Description
Locality: 
Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.8 × 1 cm
Description

Pale green planerite spheres on a dark matrix. Planerite is a less known member of the turquoise series.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Planerite

Formula: 
Al6(PO4)2(HPO4)2(OH)8·4 H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Chernovskaya Mt, Chernaya River, Verkhnyaya Sysert', Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...