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Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6, Gormanite : (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4[(OH)3|(PO4)2]2 · 2H2O, Quartz : SiO2

Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Tabular crystal, measuring 2 cm from tip to tip, with gormanite inclusions and minor quartz, on phosphorite. Field width: 1.8 cm. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 71-004).
 © Peter HaasPhoto ID: 14406    View Count: 444

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

This specimen features a perfect, upstanding, HUGE crystal of whitlockite measuring 2.5 cm tall and 2 cm wide! The crystal is translucent to transparent, and has in person a very good pearlescent lustre and better gemminess than it appears in the photos. This is a spectacular specimen for the species, really redefining the size you can expect for ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 57433    View Count: 312

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

3.6 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. This specimen features a perfect, upstanding, huge crystal of whitlockite measuring 2.5 cm across and 1.5 cm tall. The crystal is translucent to transparent, and has a very good pearlescent lustre and good gemminess.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 177536    View Count: 86

Multiple photos availableWhitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6, Gormanite : (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4[(OH)3|(PO4)2]2 · 2H2O, Whiteite-(CaFeMg) : Ca(Fe2+,Mn2+)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O, Kulanite : Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2[OH|PO4]3, Apatite-(CaOH) : Ca5[OH|(PO4)3]

Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Large lens-like semitransparent colourless crystals of Whitlockite (purchased as Bobdownsite) on crystalline crust of Hydroxylapatite as basement. It was turned out, that the mineral is completely F-free. Analytical data available on the daughter photo. Other associated phosphates are marine-green prismes of Gormanite, dark marine-green rosettes ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 227142    View Count: 82

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

This specimen features the largest crystal for the species that I am personally aware of. It was collected in the field by French collector, from whom I obtained it in Munich when he sold a part of his longtime personal collection. Not only is the crystal large (to 1.4 cm), it is remarkably thick (6 mm, translucent) , as well, and stands out ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 43656    View Count: 344

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

A small 3x4 cm sample with a cluster of untouched 1 cm white tabular whitlockite crystals. Picture and collection of D. Respino.
Collected in 1997 and acquired from Rod Tyson.
 © D.RespinoPhoto ID: 85446    View Count: 202

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Sandamab pegmatite (Sandamap pegmatite), Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

Picture width is 2mm. Small colorless crystal of Whitlockite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 85679    View Count: 220

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6

Sandamab pegmatite (Sandamap pegmatite), Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia

several waterclear crystals of Whitlockite populate small caverns; field of view 4 mm; photo & collection Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2007Photo ID: 108176    View Count: 194

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6, Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Triplite : (Mn2+,Fe2+)2[(F,OH)|PO4], Tetrahedrite (Var: Zincian Tetrahedrite) : Cu10Zn2Sb4S13, Hübnerite : MnWO4

Kholtoson Mine, Dzhida District, Zakamensk, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Beige chalcedony-like crust of apatite-whitlockite mixture along contact of quartz with salmon-pink grains of Fe-free triplite. Associating minerals are greenish-grey metallic granular masses of zincian tetrahedrite with minor brown hubnerite plates. Specimen size is 5x2.5 cm. Collected by M.M. Povilaitis in early 60th in block #42 of vein #3a of ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 192023    View Count: 90

Whitlockite : Ca9Mg[PO3OH][PO4]6, Apatite-(CaOH) : Ca5[OH|(PO4)3]

Goldstrike Mine, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA

Palest yellow blocky crystals, to 0.03 cm, with hydroxylapatite colorless crystal prisms.
 © 2007, J. WeissmanPhoto ID: 139344    View Count: 131
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