Svanbergite
Västanå Iron Mine, Näsum, Bromölla, Skåne County, Sweden
11.7 x 7.2 x 4.5 cm. Svanbergite is a very rare Sr-Al phosphate secondary mineral. Lustrous, translucent, rose-red crystals to at least 1.0 cm are richly clustered on the front of the large foliated ore matrix of metallic hematite and svanbergite with lustrous, straw-yellow pyrophyllite noted on the top and back. Rich and hefty ore. This is a rare ...
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