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Whiteite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

An outstanding single whiteite crystal, 1.5cm wideand featuring a concave curving face perched beautifully on a bed of dar blue lazulite crystals and surrounded by several smaller whiteite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Whiteite

Synonym Of: 

Whiteite-(CaFeMg)

Formula: 
{Ca}{(Fe2+,Mn2+)}{Mg2}{Al2}(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.15
Hardness: 
4.0

Whiteite-(CaMnMg)

Formula: 
{Ca}{Mn2+}{Mg2}{Al2}(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.15
Hardness: 
3.5

Whiteite-(MnFeMg)

Formula: 
{(Mn2+,Ca)}{(Fe2+,Mn2+)}{Mg2}{Al2}(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.15
Hardness: 
4.0
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