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Berlinite & Montebrasite

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Berlinite & Montebrasite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm
Description

Blue veinlets of the rare mineral berlinite associated to montebrasite on a white contrasting matrix 

Berlinite is a simple aluminium phosphate.

Analyzed specimen , see copy attached

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berlinite

Formula: 
AlPO4
Strunz: 
8.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Västanå Iron Mine (Westanå Mine), Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne, Sweden

Montebrasite

Formula: 
LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France

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