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Bobfergusonite

#43689
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Bobfergusonite from Nancy pegmatite, Chacabuco dept., San Luis, Argentina - 43689
Bobfergusonite from Nancy pegmatite, Chacabuco dept., San Luis, Argentina - 43689

Bobfergusonite

#43689
Availability
Sold
Size
3.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Na2Mn2+5Fe3+Al(PO4)6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Nancy pegmatite, Chacabuco dept., San Luis, Argentina
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

This is the second world locality for this primary phosphate mineral found in a pegmatite. It is a simple Na-Mn iron phosphate with two distinct cleavages and one known parting. The parting surfaces can be seen as flashes of reflections when the sample is tilted back and forth and are yellowish or bronzy color. It is a granular mineral, dark green, much like alluaudite.

Bobfergusonite

Formula
Na2Mn2+5Fe3+Al(PO4)6 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Resinous 
Color
greenish brown, reddish brown 
Streak
yellowish brown 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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