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Giniite & Tavorite

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Giniite & Tavorite

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Description
Locality: 
Sandamap Pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

Pseudo cubic giniite crystals on vug with green tavorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Giniite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.50
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sandamap pegmatite (Sandamab pegmatite), Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

Tavorite

Formula: 
LiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil