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Ushkovite

SEM-EDS confirmed, new find!

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Description
Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm
Description

Orange ushkovite in cavities from Sapucaia mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

SEM-EDS confirmed. Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ushkovite

Formula: 
MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Pit No. 232, Bol'shoi Tatkul' Lake, Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Ushkovite
Analysis Report - only: Ushkovite