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1 item @ $25.00  

Montebrasite

#35318

Montebrasite

#35318
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
LiAlPO4(OH) (RRUFF)
Locality
Telirio mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tagged
phosphate

Light hony yellow, gemmy, twinned crystal. Montebrasite rarely forms crystals.

Montebrasite

Formula
LiAlPO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Prismatic 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, Distinct 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
bluish, colorless, greenish, greenish gray, gray white 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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