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Ludwigite & Brucite

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Ludwigite & Brucite

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Description
Locality: 
Crestmore Quarries, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Nice ludwigite and brucite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludwigite

Formula: 
Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania

Brucite

Formula: 
Mg(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA