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Moraesite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with some radial sprays of moraesite on matrix. This is one of the rarest minerals from the Foote Mine and only around 5 specimens were collected and verified. If you collect minerals from the Foote Mine this will be your only chance to add this one to your suite. 

Mineral Data
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Moraesite

Formula: 
Be2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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