Meaning & use
Herderite
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A rare phosphate mineral containing calcium and beryllium, typically occurring as pale, translucent crystals.
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Collectors prize well-formed herderite crystals from pegmatite deposits in Brazil.
Herderite is sometimes faceted into gemstones for mineral collectors, despite its relative softness.
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Named after Sigmund August Wolfgang von Herder, a German mining official, when the mineral was first described in the early nineteenth century.
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