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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Item-No.: MINS1212
Price: 35.00 EUR 

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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Item-No.: MINS1509
Price: 32.00 EUR 

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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Item-No.: MINS1291
Price: 25.00 EUR 

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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Item-No.: MINS1213
Price: 28.00 EUR 

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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA

Item-No.: MINS1510
Price: 29.00 EUR 

Synonyms:  Bialite, Fischerite, Kapnicite, Lasionite, Lazionite, Zepharovichite
Classification:  Phosphates
Chemical formula:  Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Crystal system:  Orthorhombic
Density (g/cm3):  2,36 measured, 2,37 calculated
Tenacity:  Brittle
Cleavage:  Perfect on {110}, good on {101}, distinct on {010}
Fracture:  Irregular/uneven, sub-conchoidal
Hardness (Mohs):  3,5 - 4
Colour:  White and colourless, green to yellowish-green and yellow, greenish white, yellowish-brown, brown, brownish-black, blue
Lustre:  Vitreous, greasy, pearly
Streak:  White
Type locality:  High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK