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Isokite on Magnesite

#BN55580
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Isokite from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil - BN55580
Isokite from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil - BN55580

Isokite on Magnesite

#BN55580
Availability
Sold
Size
0.7 x 0.8 x 0.9 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
CaMgPO4F (RRUFF)
Locality
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

I have never seen an Isokite specimen, but I have confidence in the label from Nichols which states on the backside of his label that it is from the late Carlos Barbosa, a famous mineralogist from Brazil. It is a very good crystal to 6mm and sits on a crystal of Magnesite.

Isokite

Formula
CaMgPO4F 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Silky - Pearly 
Color
colorless, gray pink, pink 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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