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Varlamoffite & Turquoise & Wavellite

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Varlamoffite & Turquoise & Wavellite

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Description
Locality: 
Gunheath Pit, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 6.4 × 5.9 cm
Description

Varlamoffite with turquoise and wavellite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Varlamoffite

Formula: 
(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
6 - 6.5
Colour: 
Yellow
Streak: 
Light Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kalima, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK