Three Little Pegmatites

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Purpurite

#PD55064

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Locality: Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Formula: (Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)PO₄
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Massive dark purple Purpurite with a 1933 old lablel (see prov.) tab. It comes with an old label from the G. Emery collection. See prov. tab - dated 1922.

Purpurite

Formula: (Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)PO₄
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, None
Luster: Earthy (Dull)
Color: brownish black, violet, dark pink, dark red, reddish purple
Streak: red
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 4-5

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Rockbridgeite

with Hureaulite & Tavorite - #PD55046

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Locality: Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
Availability: Sold
Size: 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Very lustrous, black, compact fibous Rockbridgeite to 1cm with minor Tavorite and pink Hureaulite.

Rockbridgeite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Cleavage: Perfect, Distinct, Distinct
Luster: Vitreous - Dull
Color: green, dark olive green, black, brownish green, reddish brown
Streak: greenish gray
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 4.5

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Roscherite

with Montgomeryite - #BN55036

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Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 6 x 5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , beryllium , pegmatite mineral

Black, sparkly layer of crystalline Roscherite (Zanazziite?) with larger irregular rosettes of black Roscherite and white lath-like groups of Montgomeryite.

Roscherite

Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Pistolitic
Cleavage: Good, Distinct, None
Color: light brown, dark brown, olive green, orange red, red
Streak: light brown
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 4.5

Collection: Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

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Roscherite

with Hurlbutite - #BN55090

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Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
Tagged: phosphate , beryllium , pegmatite mineral

Purplish tiny 0.5mm and less Roscherite crystals on both sides with colorless bead-like Hurlbutite

Roscherite

Formula: Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Pistolitic
Cleavage: Good, Distinct, None
Color: light brown, dark brown, olive green, orange red, red
Streak: light brown
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 4.5

Collection: Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

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Scholzite

with Vivianite & Rockbridgeite - #BN55069

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Locality: Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Formula: CaZn₂(PO₄)₂·2H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 8.5 x 7 x 5.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Stubby white Scholzite crystals to about 1mm in an area of 1.3 x 1.1cm in a matrix of mostly Quartz. There is also dark blue formless and highly etched Vivianite in an area of 3.5 x 2.5cm plus Beryl and Sphalerite in the matrix,

Scholzite

Formula: CaZn₂(PO₄)₂·2H₂O
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Cleavage: Parting, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, gray white, white
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 4

Collection: Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

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Scorzalite

with Childrenite - #DP55061

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Locality: Palermo mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, United States
Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 8 x 8 x 7 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Cabinet specimen with replacements(?) of Albite by blue Scorzalite and a nice vug 3x3cm filled with Quartz crystals and Childrenite crystals to 3mm. Good piece.

Scorzalite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Granular, Massive - Granular
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Dull
Color: dark blue, greenish blue
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 5.5-6

Collection: Don Phillips Collection

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