Chemistry:Leucophosphite
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| Leucophosphite | |
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 Hureaulite, leucophosphite.
Locality: White Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer District, Custer County, South Dakota, US (Locality at mindat.org). Size: small cabinet, 9.8 × 5.4 × 3.4 cm. | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | KFe+32(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O[1] |
| Identification | |
| Color | White to greenish, buff, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink, greenish brown, brownish purple[1] |
| Fracture | Monoclinic[1] |
| Mohs scale hardness | 3.5[1] |
Leucophosphite is a phosphatic mineral derived from guano (bird or bat excrement).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Leucophosphite". https://www.mindat.org/min-2385.html.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
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