Gatumbaite Mineral Gallery

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Gatumbaite: CaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)  
Apatite-(CaF): Ca5(PO4)3F

Comments: White crystalline gatumbaite with yellow brazilianite in massive blue fluorapatite.
Location: Buranga Pegmatite, near Gatumba, Gisenyi, Rwanda. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Gatumbaite: CaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)  
Burangaite: (Na,Ca)2(Fe++,Mg)2Al10(PO4)8(OH,O)12·4(H2O)

Comments: Small, blue burangaite crystals in beige gatumbaite.
Location: Horrsjoberg, Torby, Värmland, Sweden. Scale: Micro-mount Size.
© Sonke Stolze / Systematic Minerals
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