Mineralpedia Details for Jagowerite
Jagowerite
Named for John Arthur Gower, a fomer Professor of Mineralogy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Jagowerite is a rare mineral that can be found in only in the Hess River area in the Mayo Mining District of Yukon Territory, Canada. There, it is found in quartz veins that are filling tension fractures in carbon-rich argillite. Associated minerals include pyrite and hinsdalite. Jagowerite will fluoresce a greenish-white under long-wave ultraviolet light.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/jagowerite.pdf
- Formula
- BaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
- Crystal System
- Triclinic
- Cleavage
- Good, Good, Distinct
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- light green
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Triclinic - Pinacoidal
- Hardness
- 4.5
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Jagowerite from 16 miles north of the Hess River, Yukon Territory, Canada
Very rich specimen with mint elongated green crystalline masses in white Quartz. Interesting to note the chemical and visual similarities between Jagowerite and Curetonite.
