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Yanomamite

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Locality: 
Mangabeira Deposit, Monte Alegre de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

White pearl spheres of yanomamite from the only known locality in the world

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Yanomamite

Formula: 
InAsO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mangabeira deposit, Monte Alegre de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil