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Montebrasite

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Description
Locality: 
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Weight: 
100.00gr
Description

A  fishtail-twinned, lightly frosted, transparent, tan montebrasite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Montebrasite

Formula: 
LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France
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