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Whiteite-(CaFeMg)

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Whiteite-(CaFeMg)

ex Tysons' collection

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Description
Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.4 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

a fantastic , large specimen featuring several brown, perfect whiteite crystals on siderite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Whiteite-(CaFeMg)

Formula: 
{Ca}{(Fe2+,Mn2+)}{Mg2}{Al2}(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil