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Fluellite & Minyulite

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Fluellite & Minyulite

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Description
Locality: 
Toms Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 7.4 × 5 cm
Description

Blocky clear fluellite crystals completely cover the surface of this specimens display face, having left no room for a foothold on the matrix minyulite crystals have arranged themselves in stacks over the fluellite. Under magnification this specimen looks all the world like a coral reef with every nook and cranny covered in stacks of crystals. A wonderful specimen that holds hours of viewing enjoyment. The matrix has trimmed well and therfore the specimen can be displayed to its very best.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluellite

Formula: 
Al2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Stenna Gwyn Mine (Stennagwyn Mine), Foxhole, St Stephen-in-Brannel, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK

Minyulite

Formula: 
KAl2(PO4)2(OH,F)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Minyulo Well, Dandaragan, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Earthstones Australia

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