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Mélonjosephite Kidwellite & Purpurite

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Mélonjosephite Kidwellite & Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
Sandamap Pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Black, tabular, tiny melonjosephite crystals on green tufts of kidwellite and massive purple purpurite; very hard to take photos at melonjosephite because its brightness

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mélonjosephite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BG.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Greenish
Type Locality: 
Angarf-South pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Kidwellite

Formula: 
NaFe3+9(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.20
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Fodderstack Mountain, Norman, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Purpurite

Formula: 
(Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Faires Mine, Kings Mountain, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA