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Berlinite & Scorzalite & Kyanite

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Berlinite & Scorzalite & Kyanite

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Description
Locality: 
Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Berlinite with scorzalite and kyanite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berlinite

Formula: 
AlPO4
Strunz: 
8.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne, Sweden

Scorzalite

Formula: 
Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BB.40
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Kyanite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Forms long bladed crystals.
Hardness: 
5.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
Colorless