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Foggite & Variscite

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Foggite & Variscite

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Description
Locality: 
Milgun Mine, Milgun Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

White massive foggite rimming green massive variscite. Foggite is a very rare mineral found in only 4 localities worldwide.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Foggite

Formula: 
CaAl(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

Variscite

Formula: 
AlPO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Meßbach Quarry, Meßbach, Plauen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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