Mineral Specimen and Product Inventory Search
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- $40.00
- Locality
- South Rasmussen Ridge mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho
- Formula
- Ca(V4+O)2(PO4)2ยท5H2O
- Size
- 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- phosphate, vanadium
Super thin tabular crystals of Sincosite in groups to maybe 0.5mm. It is associated yellow Hawleyite. The matrix is the black Phosphoria Formation. This area of the country boast large reserves of phosphate deposits with several producing mines. The formation is so black early pioneers assumed it was coal. But it they couldn't burn it!
