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Eosphorite & Gormanite-Souzalite Series

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Eosphorite & Gormanite-Souzalite Series

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Description
Locality: 
Gentil Claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2.2 × 2.3 cm
Description

Nice combo: several elongated eosphorite crystals with green acicular Gormanite-Souzalite Series.

 

- Combined shipments are welcome.
Shipments are always made by registered mail. Shipping cost remains the same for 2 or 3 samples (depends on weight) and adds 1 euro for each sample added (except for abnormally heavy samples) -

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

Eosphorite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Gormanite-Souzalite Series

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O to (Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic