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Aldermanite from
Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aldermanite
Formula:[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Comments: occurs as minute, very thin, talc-like crystallites with fluellite and other secondary phosphates. crystals are generally no more than 0.1 mm across and only ca. 0.1-0.2 mm thick. The mineral is soluble in mineral acids.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluellite1 photo of Aldermanite associated with Fluellite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aldermanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:363
Long-form Identifier:1:3:363:6
GUID (UUID V4):2dec2fdf-3afd-47c5-a939-7d87eed56660
Nearest other occurrences of Aldermanite
16.3km (10.1 miles) Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
16.8km (10.5 miles) St John's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
70.5km (43.8 miles) Fairview Quarry, Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
taken from the Library NN GU 1900 TP CATALOGUE SOUTH OF AUSTRALIAN MINERALS: 1983 by R.J. Noble...Government Printer, South Australia, 1983 REF 349.994, N668c Noble, R. A. Catalogue of South Australian minerals...(Robert John), 1946—supiic LIBRARY Catalogue of South Australian minerals: 1983. Bibliography. ISBN 0...Mineralogy—South Australia. |. Just, J. (Juri). Il. Johnson, J. E. (James Eric). Ill. South Australia. Dept...and Energy. IV. Title. (Series: Handbook (South Australia. Dept. of Mines and Energy); 7) 549.99423
Report (issue)
Aldermanite Mg5 Al12 (PO4 )8 (OH)22 • 32H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal...26.60(1) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moculta quarry, Australia. 13.40 (100), 7.98 (80), 5.55 (60), 2...35 Total 100.0 100.00 35.93 (1) Moculta quarry, Australia; by electron microprobe, average of several...sedimentary phosphate deposit, formed by the alteration of fluellite (Moculta quarry, Australia). Association:...Fluellite. At the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, South Australia. Name: Honors Arthur
Report (issue)
Fluorapatite, wavellite, phosphosiderite, strengite, aldermanite, cacoxenite, variscite, turquoise, fluorite,...pyrophyllite mine, Staley, Randolph Co., North Carolina; in the Gold Quarry mine, near Carlin, Maggie Creek district...Province, Argentina. In Australia, from Wolfdene, near Beenleigh, Queensland; at Phosphate Hill, near Mansfield...Mansfield, Victoria; in South Australia, in the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, and from
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