Barbosalite
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Barbosalite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7 x 5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Bull Moose mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
- Tagged
- phosphate , pegmatite mineral
Bluish-black mass with micro crystals less than 0.5mm in large open vug. There are some sulfides.
Barbosalite, although not considered a primary phosphate, it is a product alkali-leaching (metasomatism) of "reworked" Triphylite according to Moore (Min. Record, 1973). Barbosalite has often hosted superb crystals of Phosphossiderite and Strengite.
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
- Phillips Collection
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