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Faheyite
- Formula
- Be2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4ยท6H2O
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Color
- blue white, brownish white, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Hexagonal - Trapezohedral
- Hardness
- -
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Faheyite from Sapucaia mine, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tiny, less than 1mm, white fibers on phosphate/mica matrix. This is a tiny 2mm specimen. Faheyite is an extremely rare beryllium phosphate found in only three localities worldwide.
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