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Barylite Svabite & Richterite

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Barylite Svabite & Richterite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 1 cm
Description

This is a piece with barylite crystals and svabite and richterite from The Langban Mine in Sweden.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barylite

Formula: 
Be2Ba(Si2O7)
Strunz: 
9.BB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Svabite

Formula: 
Ca5(AsO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jakobsberg Mine, Nordmark (Nordmarksberg), Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Richterite

Formula: 
{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Lennart Borg

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