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Phosphophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Unificada Mine, Potosi City, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.6 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
16.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of phosphophyllite crystals on matrix from this famous Bolivian deposit.
This specimen comes from an old collection and was probably acquired in the early 90's. The piece has not been analyzed.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosphophyllite

Formula: 
Zn2Fe(PO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Prismatic crystals, often twinned
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Hagendorf North Pegmatite (Meixner Feldspar Pit), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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