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Childrenite With Topaz & Feldspar & Tourmaline

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Childrenite With Topaz & Feldspar & Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7 × 11 × 6 cm
Description

A superb specimen , countless well doubly terminated Childrenite crystals hosts to feldspar matrix , incombination with well doubly terminated topaz crystal & minor tourmaline. VERY HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH MACRO CRYSTALS , nice captivating specimen under loup inperson.

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

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

Tourmaline

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

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