Beraunite
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![Rosettes of colorless Beraunite with lavender spheres of strengite on massive hematite, Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Finland. Overall size 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm.](/Images/godic/202412/24/Strengite-Beraunite-Hematite-679950523.jpg")
Beraunite is an iron phosphate mineral. It was first described by August Breithaupt for an occurrence in Beraun currently in the Czech Republic. Beraunite occurs as a secondary mineral in iron ore deposits, and as an alteration product of primary phosphate minerals in granite pegmatites.