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Phosphosiderite On Triplite

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Phosphosiderite On Triplite

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Description
Locality: 
Wiperaminga Hill, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm
Description

Dark bluish purple masses of phosphosiderite on brown triplte that is altering to black in some areas. This black material also hosts some micro pale yellow bermanite druzies

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosphosiderite

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

Triplite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Chanteloube, Razès, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Earthstones Australia

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