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Augelite & Quartz

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Augelite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Libertad Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

Augelite is generally a very rare mineral - and no locality world-wide produced better colro and dimension than Mundo Nuevo. The particular specimen shows an exposed, razor sharp terminated and water-clear main crystal in exceptional dimension. It is embedded on sharp, water-clear quartz crystals! The clarity is outstanding and it shows a very attractive light apple-green color. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Augelite

Formula: 
Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne, Sweden

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White