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Faheyite & Phosphosiderite & Bermanite

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Faheyite & Phosphosiderite & Bermanite

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Description
Locality: 
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Faheyite with phosphosiderite and bermanite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Faheyite

Formula: 
(Mn,Mg,Na)Be2Fe2(PO4)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sapucaia Mine (Proberil mine), Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Phosphosiderite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Kalterborn Mine, Eiserfeld, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bermanite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
7U7 Ranch (7-U-7 Ranch), Bagdad Mine area, Hillside, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA