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Herderite

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Herderite

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Description
Locality: 
Sabsar, Gilgit, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 7.9 × 5.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Nice and interesting specimen from Skardu District with two gemmy herderite crystals of excellent brightness and transparency on matrix. The biggest crystals measures 1.3 X 0.4 Cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Herderite

Formula: 
CaBePO4(F,OH)
Strunz: 
8.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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