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Harkerite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Camas Malag, Torrin, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.4 × 0.1 cm
Description

White crystal aggregates of the very rare silicoborate mineral harkerite from the TL in the small island of Skye, Scotland.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Harkerite

Formula: 
Ca12Mg4Al(BO3)3(SiO4)4(CO3)5·H2O
Strunz: 
6.AB.70
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Camas Malag, Torrin, Broadford, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

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