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Bermanite Variscite & Phosphosiderite

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Bermanite Variscite & Phosphosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Boa Vista Pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 7.2 × 5.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.05cm
Description

a lot of tiny, dark red bermanite crystals on pink variscite crystals with some blue phosphosiderite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bermanite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
7U7 Ranch (7-U-7 Ranch), Bagdad Mine area, Hillside, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Variscite

Formula: 
AlPO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Meßbach Quarry, Meßbach, Plauen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

Phosphosiderite

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