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Keckite

#BN55286

Keckite

#BN55286
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 3 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
CaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Light brown clusters of Keckite to 2mm across with several tiny single crystals occupying voides in somekind of light pink argillic stuff. Overall good specimen for richness and size.

Keckite

Formula
CaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Fan Shaped 
Cleavage
Poor, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Earthy (Dull) 
Color
brown, gray brown, yellow brown 
Streak
yellow white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Flexible 
Hardness
4.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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