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Amblygonite & Pollucite

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Amblygonite & Pollucite

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Description
Locality: 
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

Amblygonite and pollucite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amblygonite

Formula: 
LiAl(PO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chursdorf, Penig, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

Pollucite

Formula: 
(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...