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Barićite & Satterlyite

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Barićite & Satterlyite

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Description
Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

This is a very rich specimen of two rare phosphate species, only seldom seen even at these rich phosphate localities in the remote Yukon. The specimen features lustrous, metallic crystals of a slightly blue-gray color, arranged in plates one atop the other, with yellowish brown satterlyite.  The phosphate deposits of the Yukon are one of the world's great sources of a suite of rare phosphate species

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barićite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Colour: 
Pale blue, Medium blue, Colourless
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Satterlyite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)2(PO4)(OH,O)
Strunz: 
8.BB.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
Earthstones Australia

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