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Parafransoletite

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Parafransoletite

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Description
Locality: 
Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

Compact radial sprays of white microcrystals of the extremely rare Ca-Be-phosphate mineral parafransoletite from the type and only known locality worldwide in the Tip Top mine. In addition to the main compact spray in photo 1 , there are many other smaller sprays widespread on the specimen (see photo 8)

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

No duplicates available

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parafransoletite

Formula: 
Ca3Be2(PO4)2(HPO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tip Top Mine (Tip Top pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA

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