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Kapundaite & Meurigite-Na Psm Kapundaite

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Kapundaite & Meurigite-Na Psm Kapundaite

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Description
Locality: 
Toms Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 5 × 3.6 cm
Description

A matrix comprised mainly of meurigite Na pseudomorphing kapundaite and a number of dark brown cavities with some golden sprays of kapundaite and some white translucent groups of leucophosphite crystals and olive green linigs of dufrenite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kapundaite

Formula: 
NaCaFe4(PO4)4(OH)3·5H2O
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Tom's quarry (Tom's Phosphate quarry; Clutterbuck Bros; PM 315; Sobey; BHP; ML 4993), Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia...

Meurigite-Na

Formula: 
NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DJ.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Earthstones Australia

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