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Defernite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kombat Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Red defernite crystals. The sample comes with a nice sticker label of Joachim Esche a well-known German photographer and collector it reproduces the flag of South Africa, the country of origin of the sample. Good sample.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Defernite

Formula: 
Ca6(CO3)2-x(SiO4)x(OH)7(Cl,OH)1-2x (x<0.5)
Strunz: 
5.BA.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Güneyce-Ikizdere, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey
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