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Ehrleite: Ca2ZnBe(PO4)2(PO3,OH)·4(H2O) Parascholzite: CaZn2(PO4)2·2(H2O)
Comments: White to clear, slender, 1-2mm, thin platy crystals of ehrleite associated with slender or thin,long bladed parascholzite. Type specimen courtesy of Museum of Geology, SD School of Mines. Location: Tip Top mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1-2 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix