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Diadochite & Destinezite

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Diadochite & Destinezite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hředle u Zdic, Hořovice, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4.9 × 2.8 cm
Description

Destinezite is the crystalline counterpart of the amorphous diadochite.

Very rare minerals and combination of a phospates deposit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diadochite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Arnsbach, Hockeroda, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany

Destinezite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA