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Triphylite

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Description
Locality: 
Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 5.7 × 5.6 cm
Weight: 
321.00gr
Description

Big crystalline triphylite of resinous lustre and green colour from Buranga (Rwanda). A big surface is covered by greish-blue and brown crystalline masses of unidentified species.

Collected in the 1960’s by Professor A. Delvaux (1919-1998). Ex A. Delvaux collection. It comes with a copy of the original label.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Triphylite

Formula: 
LiFe2+PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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