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Gormanite

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Gormanite

ex Al Ordway collection

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Description
Locality: 
Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm
Description

a very rich specimen featuring hundreds green tufts of gormanite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gormanite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.45
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada