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Ernstite Psm Eosphorite

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Ernstite Psm Eosphorite

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Description
Locality: 
Córrego Frio Mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Brown pseudomorphose ernstite after eosphorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ernstite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

Eosphorite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA