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Strengite & Rockbridgeite

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Strengite & Rockbridgeite

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Description
Locality: 
Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

sparkeling violet spherical shaped strengite (iron phosphate), combined with olive green rockbridgeite - on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

Rockbridgeite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BC.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Midvale Mine, South Mountain, Midvale, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA

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