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Bermanite & Leucophosphite

Dr. Sid Williams
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Description
Locality: 
7U7 Ranch, Bagdad Mine, Hillside, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

A cute thumbnail size specimen of bermanite and leucophosphite from the type locality for bermanite-- the 7u7 Ranch.   This specimen features black bermanite crystals, with small pinkish purple leucophosphite crystals in matrix.   The 7u7 Ranch was the type locality for bermanite and paulkerrite, but the locality was subsequently lost as it was a small digging with no road leading to it, and no real landmarks to speak of.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bermanite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
7U7 Ranch (7-U-7 Ranch), Bagdad Mine area, Hillside, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Leucophosphite

Formula: 
KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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