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Moraesite & Meta-autunite

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Moraesite & Meta-autunite

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Description
Locality: 
Gentil Claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

White tufts of moraesite on albite with minor metautunite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Moraesite

Formula: 
Be2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Meta-autunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2· 6-8H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daybreak Mine (Dahl lease; Huffman lease), Mount Kit Carson, Spokane Co., Washington, USA