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Barbosalite with Hureaulite

#BN65311

Barbosalite with Hureaulite

#BN65311
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 5.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Sapucaia mine, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Dull black thick tabular crystals to 1mm with pink Hureaulite and perhaps light brown Reddingite.

Type Locality

Barbosalite

Formula
Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Dull 
Color
blue green, green blue, greenish black, black 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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