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Leucophosphite Meurigite-K & Frondelite

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Leucophosphite Meurigite-K & Frondelite

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Description
Locality: 
Eduardo Claim, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

two large vugs filled with several red magenta leucophosphite clusters, dozens of light yellow tufts of meurigite-K and brown balls of frondelite ; a colourful specimen indeed !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leucophosphite

Formula: 
KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Meurigite-K

Formula: 
KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DJ.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chino Mine (Santa Rita Pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Frondelite

Formula: 
Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BC.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil