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Childrenite With Tourmaline & Pollucite

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Childrenite With Tourmaline & Pollucite

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 8 × 6.7 cm
Description

A very good nice combination specimen of pollucite , childrenite and tourmaline, countless well terminated gemmy childrenite can be seen throughout the matrix, one side pollucite crystals is naturally etched, very hard to photograped macro crystals, a very good specimen for collectors.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

Pollucite

Formula: 
(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...

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