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Childrenite & Quartz

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Childrenite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Parelhas, Borborema Province, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

A quartz crystal hosts some caramel brown childrenite crystals; antique find from Alto Redondo mine, Parelhas

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White