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Farringtonite

#BN49832
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Farringtonite from Springwater meteorite, Springwater, Saskatchewan, Canada - BN49832
Farringtonite from Springwater meteorite, Springwater, Saskatchewan, Canada - BN49832

Farringtonite

#BN49832
Availability
Sold
Size
.1 x .1 x .1 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Mg3(PO4)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Springwater meteorite, Springwater, Saskatchewan, Canada
Tagged
phosphate

A small, less than 1mm, fragment from the Springwater meteorite with inclusions of Farringtonite, a rare magnesium phosphate found mostly in meteorites. The specimen is in an expoxy mount prepared for EDS verification by Excalibur minerals. See Prov tab for analysis and SEM image.

EDS Confirmed

Farringtonite

Formula
Mg3(PO4)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Good, Good, None 
Color
white, wax yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
Special Info
EDS Confirmed

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