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Three Little Pegmatites

Friday, 12 February 2021 08:00 AM

Three famous phosphate loaded pegmatites - The Palermo, Hagendorf, and Tip Top Pegmatites.

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Whitlockite - 49429

Whitlockite - 49429

Whitlockite

with Robertsite - #49429

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Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

A cool specimen of slightly smoky Quartz with fractures lined with thin layers of white to slightly yellow botryoidal carbonate apatite upon which is deposited colorless Whitlockite crystals to about 0.3mm. On and included within the Whitlockite are super tiny dark red Robertsite crystals.

Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Rhombohedral Crystals, Tabular, Pistolitic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: colorless, gray, gray white, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Mineralpedia: View Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Whitlockite
WebMineral: View Whitlockite
Mindat: View Whitlockite

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Whitlockite - 50549

Whitlockite - 50549

Whitlockite

on Siderite - #50549

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Locality: Palermo mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, United States
Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 5.5 x 7 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

A 4x4cm area lined with colorless Whitlockite crystals to 1mm. Ex. Dr. David London study collection.

Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Rhombohedral Crystals, Tabular, Pistolitic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: colorless, gray, gray white, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Collection: Ex. Dr. David London

Mineralpedia: View Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Whitlockite
WebMineral: View Whitlockite
Mindat: View Whitlockite

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Whitlockite - 50550

Whitlockite - 50550

Whitlockite

on Siderite - #50550

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Provenance
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Locality: Palermo mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, United States
Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 10 x 6 x 3 cm - Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

A 4 x 1cm vug lined with well-formed 1mm, colorless Whitlockite crystals. Ex. Dr. David London study collection.

Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Rhombohedral Crystals, Tabular, Pistolitic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: colorless, gray, gray white, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Collection: Ex. Dr. David London

Mineralpedia: View Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Whitlockite
WebMineral: View Whitlockite
Mindat: View Whitlockite

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Whitlockite - BN55089

Whitlockite - BN55089

Whitlockite

with Montgomeryite - #BN55089

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Provenance
Resources

Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 8.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Warterclear rhombic crystals of Whitlockite to about 1mm on red Montgomeryite.

Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Rhombohedral Crystals, Tabular, Pistolitic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: colorless, gray, gray white, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Collection: Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

Mineralpedia: View Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Whitlockite
WebMineral: View Whitlockite
Mindat: View Whitlockite

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Whitlockite - 55124

Whitlockite - 55124

Whitlockite

with carbonate apatite - #55124

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Provenance
Resources

Locality: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 7 x 2 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

1mm white to colorless rhombs of Whitlockite with acicular groups of carbonate apatite. Quarrtz matrix.

Whitlockite

Formula: Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Rhombohedral Crystals, Tabular, Pistolitic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: colorless, gray, gray white, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Mineralpedia: View Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Whitlockite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Whitlockite
WebMineral: View Whitlockite
Mindat: View Whitlockite

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Zwieselite - PD54998

Zwieselite - PD54998

Zwieselite

#PD54998

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Provenance
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Locality: Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Formula: Fe²⁺Mn²⁺PO₄F
Availability: Sold
Size: 7 x 6 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Massive, crystalline brown Zweiselite composing most of the matrix.

Zwieselite

Formula: Fe²⁺Mn²⁺PO₄F
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Pseudo Cubic
Cleavage: Good, Distinct, Indistinct
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: dark brown, black, black brown
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Conchoidal - Uneven
Hardness: 5-5.5

Collection: Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Zwieselite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Zwieselite
WebMineral: View Zwieselite
Mindat: View Zwieselite

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