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Giniite & Kidwellite

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Giniite & Kidwellite

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Description
Locality: 
Sandamap Pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.2 × 1.1 cm
Description

black tiny crystals of giniite with light green tufts of kidwellite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Giniite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.50
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sandamap pegmatite (Sandamab pegmatite), Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

Kidwellite

Formula: 
NaFe3+9(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.20
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Fodderstack Mountain, Norman, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA