Ernstite

Availability

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Size

5.5 x 4 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Formula

(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)AlPO₄(OH,O)₂ (RRUFF)

Locality

Linopolis, Divino das Larajeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Tagged

phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Large crystals of Ernstite replacement of Eosphorite. The green is possibly Mitridatite. Ernstite usually occurs in just pegmatites, but it also occurs at the Big Fish phosphorite deposits in the Yukon of Canada.