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Arthurite: CuFe+++2(AsO4,PO4,SO4)2(O,OH)2·4(H2O)  
Pharmacosiderite: KFe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7(H2O)

Comments: Altered rhyolite vug lined with brilliant apple green arthurite and cubic green crystals of pharmacosiderite.
Location: Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada. USA. Scale: 2.7 x 1.7 cm.
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Autunite: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12(H2O)

Comments: Fluorescent, tabular to platy, yellow green autunite crystals on matrix.
Location: Margnac, Haute Vienne, France. Scale: 1 cm.
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Baddeleyite: ZrO2

Comments: Single crystal specimen of very rare baddeleyite pseudomorphing kimzeyite (garnet).
Location: Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA. Scale: 0.9 X 1.0 cm.
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Bastnasite-(Ce): Ce(CO3)F

Comments: Platy crystal of bastnäsite-(Ce).
Location: Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariège, France. Scale: 0.8 cm.
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Batisite: BaNaNaTi2O2[Si4O12]

Comments: Vitreous, translucent, brownish orange crystals of batisite.
Location: Malyi Murun, Siberia, Russia. Scale: crystals up to 4 to 7 mm.
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Beaverite: PbCu++(Fe+++,Al)2(SO4)2(OH)6  
Mottramite: PbCu(VO4)(OH)

Comments: Specimen of quartz with a thick druse of green mottramite (cuprodescloizite) crystals and a scattered grouping of micro beaverite crystals (lemon yellow in color).
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 3.3 x 2.5 cm.
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Belovite-(Ce): (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH)

Comments: Light yellow vitreous crystals of belovite-Ce up to 2 mm.
Location: Malyi Punkaruaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: 2.5x3 cm.
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Benitoite: BaTiSi3O9

Comments: Benitoite crystals in a natrolite and crossite matrix.
Location: Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1.5 cm.
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Benstonite: (Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13

Comments: Light pink benstonite crystals epitaxially formed on calcite needles.
Location: Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA. Scale: 13 x 11 mm.
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Bertrandite: Be4Si2O7(OH)2

Comments: Fan-like clusters of bertrandite crystals with brown rhodochrosite and quartz.
Location: Kara Oba, Kazakhstan. Scale: Crystal size 1.1 cm.
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Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18

Comments: Transparent Morganite, the pink variety of beryl.
Location: Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Scale: 9.2 x 6.5 cm.
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Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18

Comments: Transparent Heliodor, the yellow variety of beryl.
Location: Wolodarsk, Wolynsky, Ukraine. Scale: 2.8 x 0.7 cm.
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Beryllonite: NaBePO4

Comments: Clear twinned crystal of beryllonite.
Location: Telecio mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm.
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Berzeliite: (Ca,Na)3(Mg,Mn)2(AsO4)3

Comments: White calcite with included grains of yellowish-orange berzeliite in matrix.
Location: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: 3 x 2.2 cm.
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Beudantite: PbFe+++3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Comments: Sharp and lustrous crystals of beudantite to 4 mm across on quartz.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 2.7 x 2.5 cm.
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Bobierrite: Mg3(PO4)2·8(H2O)

Comments: Crystal group of bobierrite partially covered by yellow calcite.
Location: Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor, Kola Penisula, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm.
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Boleite: KPb26Ag9Cu24Cl62(OH)48

Comments: Floater crystal of deep, inky blue boleite with interpenetration twinning.
Location: Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico. Scale: 0.7 cm.
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Boltwoodite: HK(UO2)(SiO4)·1.5(H2O)

Comments: Sprays of boltwoodite covering matrix.
Location: Rossing, Namibia. Scale: Size Not Given.
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Boracite: Mg3B7O13Cl  
Hilgardite: Ca2B5O9Cl·(H2O)

Comments: Sub-mm reddish orange crystals of hilgardite on white boracite.
Location: Boulby Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, Great Britain. Scale: 1.5 x 2.5 cm.
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Botryogen: MgFe+++(SO4)2(OH)·7(H2O)

Comments: Bright orange botryogen on white calcite showing it's characteristic botryoidal "grape-like" morphology.
Location: Cerro Pintados, Poza Almonte, Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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