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Lithiophilite

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Lithiophilite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mesquitela, Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.5 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
82.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of this rare phosphate from this famous pegmatites of Portugal, some others phospates can be present also in this item.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lithiophilite

Formula: 
LiMn2+PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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