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Steinmetzite

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Description
Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.15 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Yellow crystal group of the new and extremely rare  mineral steinmetzite (IMA 2015-081, and published in 2017) from the type locality and only one of the two known localities.

The specimen is from Dr. Christof Schäfer, who split a part of the holotype specimen. The sharp crystals (pseudomorph after phosphophyllite), shown by mindat, is a single specimen. All the others do not build this sharp pseudomorphosis.

Steinmetzite is a zinc-iron phosphate.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this new and extreme rarity !

Mineral Data
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Steinmetzite

Formula: 
Zn2Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Type Locality: 
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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