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Strengite & Fluorapatite

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Strengite & Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Beautiful purple strengite balls over quartz microcrystals and a rich scattering of fluorapatite crystals.

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
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