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Calcioferrite

#27487

Calcioferrite

#27487
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 3 x 3 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ca4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Klemm's Quarry, Moculta, South Australia, Australia

Light yellow Calcioferrite in tiny clusters lining small 2-3mm vugs in matrix. Possibly associated with Leucophosphite.

Calcioferrite

Formula
Ca4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Foliated, Reniform 
Cleavage
Perfect, Very Good, None 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
greenish yellow, yellow, yellow green, yellowish white 
Streak
yellowish white 
Class
Monoclinic - Sphenoidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5 

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