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Hedegaardite

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Hedegaardite

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Description
Locality: 
Punta Patache, Puerta Patillos, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 1.1 × 1 cm
Description

The new Ca-Na-Mg-Phosphate of the Whitlockite group was discover by me in December of 2009. Hedegaardite forms yellowish-beige massive crystal aggregates with some white Polyhalite. The new mineral is named in honor of Dr. Claus Hedegaard from Denmark

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...