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Smrkovecite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Smrkovec, Slavkovský Les Mountain, Mariánské Lázně, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

Yellow globular aggregates of the rare bismuth phospahte mineral smrkovecite from the type locality in Smrkovec.

Only two close known localities worldwide.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smrkovecite

Formula: 
Bi2(PO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BO.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Smrkovec (Schönficht), Slavkovský Les Mtn, Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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