Phosphosiderite
Clinostrengita, Fosfosiderite, Phosphosideriet, Phosphosiderit, Фосфосидерит, ﾌｫｽﾌｫ菱鉄鉱, 磷铁铝矿
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Fe3+PO4·2H2O
Mineral class: phosphates Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 3.5 - 4 Density (g/cm3): 2.74 - 2.76 Refractive index: 1.692 - 1.739 Cleavage: good - indistinct Colors: colorless, orange, red, violet, blue Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous - resinous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: X: rose; Y: red; Z: colorless Largest crystal: 2.5 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1890 1st Description: 1890 (Bruhns, Busz) Name: a combination of the Greek words "phosphorus" ("who brings the light") and "sideros" (Iron) |
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Phosphosiderite Mineral
Image width: 0.2 cm Origin: Cornelia Mine / Hagendorf / Waidhaus / Oberpfälzer Wald Mts. / Bavaria / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Phosphosiderite Mineral
Image width: 0.3 cm Origin: Bull Moose Mine / Custer / Custer County / South Dakota / USA Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Phosphosiderite
Size: 3.06 x 1.63 x 0.40 cm Weight: 13.15 ct Origin: Chile Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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Phosphosiderite Mineral
Size: 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm Origin: nr. Cedar City / Iron County / Utah / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Phosphosiderite Mineral on Strengite
Image width: 0.4 cm Origin: Hagendorf South / Waidhaus / Oberpfälzer Wald Mts. / Bavaria / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Christian Rewitzer |
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Phosphosiderite
Size: 1.61 x 1.22 cm Weight: 8.68 ct Origin: Sapucaia do Norte / Galiléia / Doce Valley / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Phosphosiderite Mineral
Image width: 1.0 x 0.8 cm Origin: Boa Vista Pegmatite / Laranjeiras / Galileia / Doce Valley / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © António Martins |
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