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Guimarãesite & Fluor-elbaite

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Guimarãesite & Fluor-elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.6 × 3.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

completely crystallized all around this wonderful specimen of guimaraesite and fluorelbaite is  well displaying because of the large and terminated crystals of fluorelbaite covered by tiny yellow platy crystals of guimaraesite, you can reduce it to obtain many and many micro or live it in its integrity for you show case

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Guimarãesite

Formula: 
Ca2(Zn,Mg,Fe2+)5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Guimarãesite occurrence, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluor-elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil