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Matioliite

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Description
Locality: 
Gentil Claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Sky blue crystals of matioliite, a very rare relatively new mineral (IMA 2005-011) found in only three localities worldwide and being this sample from the type locality in Brazil.

The mineral is a Na-Mg-Al phosphate.

Mineral Data
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Matioliite

Formula: 
NaMgAl5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.15
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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