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Parafransoletite

#39298

Parafransoletite

#39298
Availability
Sold
Size
Capsule 
Formula
Ca3Be2(PO4)2(PO3OH)2·4H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Tagged
phosphate , beryllium

A tiny 0.75mm bit of beryl matrix with dozens of white platy crystals of Parafransoletite. Extremely rare.

Type & Only Locality

Parafransoletite

Formula
Ca3Be2(PO4)2(PO3OH)2·4H2
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Spear Head, Wheat Sheaf, Radial 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Silky 
Color
colorless, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Hardness
2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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Type & Only Locality

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