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Kingite & Meta-autunite

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Kingite & Meta-autunite

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Description
Locality: 
Fairview Quarry, Robertstown, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.4 × 1.5 cm
Description

An off white nodule of kingite from the type locality at the Fairview Phosphate Quarry, small thin coatings of pale yellow meta-autunite are richly scattered across the surface of the specimen. The meta autunite blends in with the kingite and is difficult to discern until a UV light is passed over the specimen, at which time the specimen lights up with neon yellow fire.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kingite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.47
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Fairview Quarry (Fairview Phosphate Workings; Lily Dora; Baldina), Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Meta-autunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2· 6-8H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Daybreak Mine (Dahl lease; Huffman lease), Mount Kit Carson, Spokane Co., Washington, USA
Earthstones Australia

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