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1 item @ $25.00  

Perloffite

#BN55002

Perloffite

#BN55002
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 4 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
BaMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

A black shiny Perloffite crystal grain to about 1mm in Wolfeite, Ludlamite, and Kryzhanovskite matrix.

Perloffite

Formula
BaMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Spear Head 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Adamantine 
Color
brownish black, greenish brown, dark brown, black 
Streak
greenish yellow 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

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