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Svanbergite & Kemmlitzite

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Svanbergite & Kemmlitzite

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Description
Locality: 
Weiskirchen, Merzig, Saarland, Saarland, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.03cm
Description

Very tiny beige pseudocubic crystals of a mixture of svanbergite and kemmlitzite are sitting on hematite. Its a older self found and a big rarity for this location. Determined via EDX/XRD (result is labeled on box). Its difficult to me to get a sharp picture of this crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Svanbergite

Formula: 
SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Hålsjöberg (Horrsjöberg), Torsby, Värmland, Sweden

Kemmlitzite

Formula: 
SrAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Kemmlitz, Mügeln, Döbeln, Saxony, Germany

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