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Gordonite Meurigite-K & Strengite

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Gordonite Meurigite-K & Strengite

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Description
Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.5 × 3.1 cm
Description

some vugs filled with orange and light yellow gordonite clusters on and with white cream meurigite-K tufts and balls ; some pink balls of strengite are present too ; self collected on 2009

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gordonite

Formula: 
MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA

Meurigite-K

Formula: 
KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DJ.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chino Mine (Santa Rita Pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Eleonore Mine, Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany