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Fairfieldite & Euclase

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Fairfieldite & Euclase

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 3.1 × 2.3 cm
Description

 Nice fairfeldite on euclase crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fairfieldite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(PO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Euclase

Formula: 
BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
9.AE.10
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil