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Berlinite Lazulite & Svanbergite

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Berlinite Lazulite & Svanbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Description

massive berlkinite and lazulite with some brown crystals of svanbergite from its type locality

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berlinite

Formula: 
AlPO4
Strunz: 
8.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne, Sweden

Lazulite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BB.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria

Svanbergite

Formula: 
SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Hålsjöberg (Horrsjöberg), Torsby, Värmland, Sweden