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Leucophoenicite

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Leucophoenicite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Red-brown botryoidal leucophoenicite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leucophoenicite

Formula: 
Mn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.60
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA