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Barbosalite On Rockbridgeite

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Barbosalite On Rockbridgeite

ex. Carlos P. Barbosa (Brazil)

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Description
Locality: 
Criminoso Claim, Água Boa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.8 × 0.9 cm
Description

Barbosalite on rockbridgeite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barbosalite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BB.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rockbridgeite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BC.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Midvale Mine, South Mountain, Midvale, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA