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Tinsleyite

#JD65375
Tinsleyite from Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States - JD65375
Tinsleyite from Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States - JD65375

Tinsleyite

#JD65375
Availability
Available
Price
$95.00
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Reduced Price
$55.00
Formula
KAl2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Deep purple micro crystals of Tinsleyite less than 1mm. The specimen has not been analyzed and may fall in the range of Leucophosphite.

Type Locality

Tinsleyite

Formula
KAl2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
dark red 
Streak
pink 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
John Dagenais Collection
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