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Heterosite

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Description
Locality: 
Sandamap Pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 6 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Weight: 
520.00gr
Description

An exceptionel specimen of large idiomorph purple heterosite crystals with  white quartz on massive heterosite.

The heterosite shows a satin-like iridescence.

Heterosite crystals of this size are rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Heterosite

Formula: 
(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Les Hureaux, Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

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