Mineralpedia Details for Kapundaite
Kapundaite
Named for the type locality near the town of Kapunda at Tom’s Phosphate quarry in South Australia, Australia. It occurs there as cavernous aggregates of fibers in association with leucophosphite, natrodufrenite, and meurigite-Na. Crystals of Kapundaite are pale to golden yellow thin, flattened fibers. An additional locality for Kapundaite is in France at the Puech de Leguo quarry in Midi-Pyrenees.
Ref. Mills, S. J. et al. and American Mineralogist May-June v. 95 no. 5-6 p. 754-760
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- NaCaFe4(PO4)4(OH)3·5H2O
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Kapundaite from Tom's Phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Golden fibrous sprays to 2mm with good coverage all over this specimen.
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