Gamagarite

Formula:  Ba2(Fe,Mn)(VO4)2(OH)

Origin of name:  Locality; Gamagara ridge, Postmasburg Dist., South Africa

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

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Colour:  Dark brown to nearly black

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Luster:  Adamantine

Habit:  Crystals prismatic, flattened, indistinct; aggregates of needles

Hardness:  4.5 to 5

Specific gravity:  4.62

Cleavage: 3; {001} and {100} distinct; {-101} indistinct

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