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Matulaite

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Locality: 
Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

Matulaite is a rare phosphate that is only found in a handful of worldwide localities. Pieces from the type locality at the Bachman mine are U.S. classics. This specimen features a covering of white matulaite on one side of limonite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Matulaite

Formula: 
(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.30
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Earthstones Australia

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