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Florencite-(La) On Goethite

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Florencite-(La) On Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Igarapé Bahia Mine, Alemão, Parauapebas, Carajás Province, Pará, Brazil
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Florencite la on goethite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Florencite-(La)

Formula: 
LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.13
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Shituru Mine, Likasi (Jadotville; Jadotstad), Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany