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Herderite

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Herderite

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Description
Locality: 
Chutran, Basha Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Blocky translucent green herderite crystals set nicely on a crystalline cream white albite matrix. No damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Herderite

Formula: 
CaBePO4(F,OH)
Strunz: 
8.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Oriental Minerals