Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Earth lab datasite

Childrenite
Phosphate in breccia
hydrous iron manganese aluminium phosphate
(Fe Mn) Al PO4 OH2 ?
Scale bar = 1 centimetre
cleavage: Poor
crystal system: Orthorhombic
hardness:  5.0
relative density:  3.2 - 3.3
Tavistock, Devon
25 I 5