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Strengite & Turquoise

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Strengite & Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

Group of gemmy pale pink strengite with blue/green turquoise.

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

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0