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Beryllonite & Zanazziite

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Beryllonite & Zanazziite

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Description
Locality: 
Tiao Dutra Mine, Jenipapo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm
Description

white blades of beryllonite (analysed in Milan University) on and with purple zanazziite var. mangan zanazziite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beryllonite

Formula: 
NaBePO4
Strunz: 
8.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Joe McKeen Mountain locality (McKean Farm), Stoneham, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

Zanazziite

Formula: 
Ca2Mg5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil