Newberyite
Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Newberyite is a rare hydrated magnesium phosphate, found first in the Skipton Caves in Victoria, Australia, which just happens to be where this piece is from. This specimen features an aggregate of good sized, sharp, well-formed, lustrous, pastel reddish-brown colored, pseudohexagonal (they're actually orthorhombic) platy crystals, free of matrix. ...
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