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Childrenite

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Description
Locality: 
Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

That is a very interesting specimen of two generations of childrenite from Itinga, Brazil. It is very uncommon that there is a base of brownish crystals on which are sitting a second generation of more elongated crystals. Unique.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK