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Kingsmountite

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Kingsmountite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerdeirinha Mine, Arga de Baixo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

several white tufts of the rare phosphate kingsmountite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kingsmountite

Formula: 
Ca4(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA