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Name: |
eosphorite |
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Class: |
Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates |
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Chemistry: |
(Mn,Fe)AlPO4(OH)2*H2O Mangano Iron Alumino-Phospahte |
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Color(s): |
Pink, yellow, colorless, red, brown or black |
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Hardness: |
5 |
SpecGrav: |
3.0 |
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Fracture: |
uneven |
Cleavage: |
poor |
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Crystal: |
Monoclinic (prismatic crystals or radial bunches) |
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Envronment: |
found in granite pegmatites, with other manganese phosphates |
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Association: |
childrenite, lipscombite, phosphoferrite, purpurite, |
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Locals: |
| New Hampshire, Main, Connecticut, USA | Brazil | Bavaria |Rwanda | Namibia | |
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Misc: |
Named from the Greek for "dawn-bearing," in allusion to the pink color. |
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