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Gorceixite

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Ste Barbe Vein, Compagnie Minière des Montmins, Échassières, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 7 × 2 cm
Weight: 
72.00gr
Description

Orange-brown, earthy masses of gorceixite (a Ba-Al-Phosphate - Plumbogummite Group), possibly mixed with other unidentified minerals. The brown faces seem to be hollow shapes of quartz crystals.

From old Dr. Krantz stock, comes with a newer cardboard label.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gorceixite

Formula: 
BaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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