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Krásnoite & Triplite

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Krásnoite & Triplite

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Description
Locality: 
Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 4 × 2.9 cm
Description

Krasnoite (pale yellow) on brown triplite grain. Multiple triplite grains visible all around the matrix. Krasnoite is type locality mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Krásnoite

Formula: 
Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)12.1F2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DO.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Huber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno (Schönfeld), Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Triplite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Chanteloube, Razès, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France