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Hedegaardite

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Hedegaardite

EDS & XRD confirmed specimen no A2956

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones Peninsula, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

White XRD & EDS confirmed lustrous hedegaardite, a rare phosphate from Chile, on matrix. 

Specimen has been analysed by XRD & EDS and has the ID no A2956. 
Analysis data attached. 

 

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...