Fluellite is a rare hydrated phosphate. This active open pit phosphate mine is well-known for a wide variety of rare and unusual phosphates. Specimens of this size and richness are very uncommon from here. Scintillating, gemmy colorless, to oxide-tinted, orthorhombic microcrystals set richly on limonitic/kingiticmatrix.From the Robert Noble collection.
Formula :
Al2[OH/F2/PO4] * 7 H2O
System: orthorhombic Hardness:3 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VII/D.18-30 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: In allusion to the composition, being a fluate of alumine (French).
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 Specimen weight:10 gr.
 Crystal size:Up to 1-1.5mm
 Overall size: 70mm x 60 mm x 25 mm
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