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Augelite With Pyrite

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Augelite With Pyrite

Former stock Bruno Cerato
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Machacamarca Mine, Machacamarca, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 3.6 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Sizeable matrix small cabinet featuring white augelite crystals associated to groups of pyrite octahedrons. Augelite crystals are bright, very lustrous and partially transparent, locally displaying growth patterns on the main faces. Pyrite looks rather stable. A few peripheral contacts, not distracting from the main esthetic of the specimen.
Very good for the specie. Former Bruno Cerato stock and collection,

Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Augelite

Formula: 
Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne, Sweden

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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