Baricite
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Baricite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4 x 4 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- Mg3(PO4)2·8H2O (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Tagged
- phosphate
Light blue platy Baricite. It is a member of the Vivianite group. It is basically a Vivianite with magnesium. It is found in far less localities than Vivianite, but I can't help to wonder how many Vivianites are actually Baricite and just not identified correctly.
Type Locality
Baricite
- Formula
- Mg3(PO4)2·8H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Color
- colorless, light blue
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 1.5-2
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Mineralpedia
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