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Lithiophorite & Wavellite

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Lithiophorite & Wavellite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Třenice Quarry, Beroun, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6 × 4.7 cm
Description

Black lithophorite with nice pearly white spays of wavellite. Attractive and rare combination. Display specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lithiophorite

Formula: 
(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Spitzleithe, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK