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Sample n° 13388

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
PHURCALITE Ca2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2•7H2O phosphates - major
HEMATITE Fe2O3 oxides and hydroxides - minor
Description
Description: sample with bundles of yellow phurcalite crystals, black hematite plates
Information: holotype of phurcalite (IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1978. La phurcalite, Ca2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)4.4H2O, nouveau minéral. Bulletin de Minéralogie 101, 356-358. // Piret, P. & Declercq, J.P., 1978. Phurcalite. Acta Crystallographica B34, 1677-1679.
Origin
  • Country: Germany
  • Region: Sachsen
  • Locality: Vogtland, Bergen, Mechelsgrun
Specification
  • Donors: Ecole des Mines de Paris Sainfeld
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  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 5 x 4 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: yes
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: yes
    X-Ray spectra: no