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2 items @ $85.00  

Faheyite

#BN45581

Faheyite

#BN45581
Availability
Sold
Size
Micromount 
Formula
Be2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4·6H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Sapucaia mine, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tagged
phosphate , beryllium , pegmatite mineral

Tiny, less than 1mm, white fibers on phosphate/mica matrix. This is a tiny 2mm specimen. Faheyite is an extremely rare beryllium phosphate found in only three localities worldwide.

Faheyite

Formula
Be2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4·6H2
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Color
blue white, brownish white, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Trapezohedral 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection
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