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Strengite & Beraunite - Sold


This is a fine specimen of pink spheres of strengite on dark green beraunite sprays with magnetite. The strengite spheres are a translucent fleshy pink color, and reach 5 mm, on beraunite sprays to 6 mm. This specimen was purchased in Sweden in 1994, from the collection of Dennis Holmberg.

For for more information, see: Bjallerud, C.-G. (1989) Phosphate minerals from the Leveaniemi iron mine, Svappavaara, Sweden. Mineralogical Record, 20, 343–346.