brazilianite

Name:

brazilianite

A photo of the mineral brazilianite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Hydrous Sodium Aluminum Phosphate

Color(s):

Colorless, yellow to yellow green Streak: colorless

Hardness:

5.5

SpecGrav:

2.98

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Cleavage:

1 good

Crystal:

Monoclinic - crystals are often prismatic and often nearly equal in all directions, globular.

Envronment:

Association:

apatite, quartz,wardite, tourmaline

Locals:

| Brazil | N.H., USA |

Misc:

Name derived from it most famous locality Brazil.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

4.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Name:	brazilianite
Class:	Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates
Chemistry:	NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Hydrous Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
Color(s):	Colorless, yellow to yellow green Streak: colorless
Hardness:	5.5	SpecGrav:	2.98
Fracture:	Conchoidal	Cleavage:	1 good
Crystal:	Monoclinic - crystals are often prismatic and often nearly equal in all directions, globular.
Envronment:
Association:	apatite, quartz,wardite, tourmaline
Locals:	\| Brazil \| N.H., USA \|
Misc:	Name derived from it most famous locality Brazil.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 3.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil		4.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5.) Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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