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Anapaite

Mineral:

Anapaite: Ca2Fe++(PO4)2·4(H2O)

Comments:

Specimen of anapaite on limonite. There are two distinct crystal forms of anapaite - both bladed or tabular and spiky (See inset images).

Location:

Taman Peninsula, Black Sea, Russia.

Scale:

6 x 5 cm.

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