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Nsutite & Phosphosiderite

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Nsutite & Phosphosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

Globular nsutite associated to vilet phosphosiderite and, probable, pink strengite. A classic from a classic location in Portugal!

Collected: 
2021
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nsutite

Formula: 
(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Strunz: 
4.DB.15c
Hardness: 
6.5 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana

Phosphosiderite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Kalterborn Mine, Eiserfeld, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany