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Hedegaardite

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Hedegaardite

IMA 2014-069
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Lobos Mine, Punta de Lobos, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

A very good example of the new rare calcium-sodium-magnesium-phosphate hedegaardite from the Type Locality.
The specimen has a very rich coverage of yellowish-beige crystals, aggregates and masses of hedegaardite associated with some white massive polyhalite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hedegaardite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Group Parent: 
Whitlockite Group
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Type Locality: 
Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile & Lobos Mine, Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile...
Cartils Minerals

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