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Moraesite

#PD40510
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Moraesite from Londonderry Lithium deposit, Western Australia, Australia - PD40510
Moraesite from Londonderry Lithium deposit, Western Australia, Australia - PD40510

Moraesite

#PD40510
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Be2PO4(OH)·4H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Londonderry Lithium deposit, Western Australia, Australia
Tagged
phosphate , beryllium , pegmatite mineral

The Moraesite on this specimen is poor, it is just a representative specimen for this locality. It a complex, zoned granitic pegmatite rich in lithium and virtually no phosphate. As such all lithium formed lithium silicates - spodumene, petalite, eucryptite. Moraesite seems to be the only phosphate.

Moraesite

Formula
Be2PO4(OH)·4H2O 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Spherical, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Color
white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic 
Hardness
- 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
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