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Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| Baryte | ||
| Formula: | BaSO4 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Beraunite |  | |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 4H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361; Rocks & Min.: 64:203. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: Beraunite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Cacoxenite |  | |
| Formula: | Fe3+24Al(PO4)17O6(OH)12 · 17H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361; Rocks & Min.: 64:203. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © Donald Volkman 02/. Cacoxenite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Churchite-(Y) |  | |
| Formula: | Y(PO4) · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361.; Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391 | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2008 Jesse Crawford. Churchite-(Y) from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Dufrénite |  | |
| Formula: | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391; Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2008 Jesse Crawford. Dufrénite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Goethite | ||
| Formula: | α-Fe3+O(OH) | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Gorceixite | ||
| Formula: | BaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Hematite | ||
| Formula: | Fe2O3 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Jarosite | ||
| Formula: | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Kidwellite |  | |
| Formula: | NaFe3+9(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O | |
| Description: | As pseudomorphs after beraunite or as tiny crystals on strengite | |
| Reference: | Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391; Min.Rec.:20(5):361; Rocks & Min.: 64:203. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © T. Kennedy 2002. Kidwellite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| 'Laubmannite (of Moore)' |  | |
| Formula: | (Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x = approx · 0.1. | |
| Description: | The material originally reported as "Laubmannite" showed to consist of an intimate mixture of finely fibrous dufrenite and kidwellite which give an x-ray diffractometer pattern easily confused with laubmannite (Barwood & Hajek 1978) | |
| Reference: | Barwood, H. (1974) Iron phosphate mineral locality at Indian Mountain, Alabama. Mineralogical Record, 5, 241-244; Museum Victoria Registration Number: M 33568; Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391 | |
| Photo: Laubmannite (of Moore) from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Leucophosphite | ||
| Formula: | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Phosphosiderite |  | |
| Formula: | FePO4 · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Photo: © JBS 2006. Phosphosiderite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Pyrolusite | ||
| Formula: | MnO2 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Rockbridgeite |  | |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 | |
| Description: | Dark brown to black radially fibous hemispheres found on the dumps are weathered mixtures of rockbridgeite and goethite (Barwood & Hajek 1979) | |
| Reference: | Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391; Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Rockbridgeite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Strengite |  | |
| Formula: | FePO4 · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361; Rocks & Min.: 64:203. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © Saul Krotki 2004. Strengite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA | ||
| Variscite | ||
| Formula: | AlPO4 · 2H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
| Wavellite | ||
| Formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O | |
| Reference: | Min.Rec.:20(5):361. | |
20 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
References
- Hurst (1957d)
- Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391
- Mineralogical Record (1989): 20(5): 361.
- Rocks & Minerals (1989): 64: 203.
- Gordon & Hollabaugh (1989).
- Barwood, H. & Hajek, B. (1978): Notes of Some New Occurences in Alabama. Mineralogical Record. 9: 388-391
- Mineralogical Record (1989): 20(5): 361.
- Rocks & Minerals (1989): 64: 203.
- Gordon & Hollabaugh (1989).
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- http://spectrum.troy.edu/~barwood/Phosphate%20Minerals%20of%20Indian%20MountainRevised_files/frame.htm [Link Broken? Apr 2013]
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