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Brazilianite

- Formula
- NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Spherical, Euhedral Crystals
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- colorless, greenish yellow, yellow green, light yellow
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 5.5
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Brazilianite from Telirio mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Yellow-green gemmy luster with several faces. 2x1cm.
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Brazilianite from Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, United States

Light yellowish green lustrous 1-3mm crystals in a 2.5cm vug.
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Brazilianite from Corrego Frio, near Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

A single tapering crystal, terminated at both ends.
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