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Teruggite

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Teruggite

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Description
Locality: 
Emet Borate Deposit, Emet, Kütahya Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

A small ball of crystallized teruggite, a rare borate with arsenate known from just three localities.   From the Ralph Merril collection, with label.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Teruggite

Formula: 
Ca4Mg[AsO4|B6O7(OH)6]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
6.FA.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Loma Blanca borate deposit, Coranzuli, Susques Department, Jujuy, Argentina

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