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Kulanite & Siderite

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Kulanite & Siderite

Ex Royal Ontario Museum Canada
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Crosscut Creek, Kulan Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson, Yukon, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.4 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Dark blue kulanite crystals and siderite crystals on matrix.

Rare phosphate mineral from its type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kulanite

Formula: 
Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Strunz: 
8.BH.20
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White