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Childrenite

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Description
Locality: 
Córrego Frio Mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 8.8 × 5.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.90cm
Description

Brown childrenite crystals on mica and feldspar

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK