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Strengite With Fluorapatite & Natrodufrénite

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Strengite With Fluorapatite & Natrodufrénite

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Description
Locality: 
La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.1 × 2.8 cm
Description

A nice combo under the scope of well crystallized purple strengite with fluorapatite clusters and dark natrodufrenite balls.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Natrodufrénite

Formula: 
NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Pluherlin Castle, Rochefort-en-Terre, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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