Bariopharmacosiderite from
Port Phillip Mine, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Bariopharmacosiderite | |
| Formula: | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O | |
| Comments: | "Pharmacosiderite was first recorded from Clunes in 1866 as drusy coatings of brownish red, sub transparent crystals, up to 1/8 inch in size, in the Port Phillip Company's Mine. There are several pharmacosiderite specimens preserved in the collection on the Museum of Victoria. The barium-pharmacosiderite forms transparent to translucent reddish brown to orange brown cubes up to 1.5 mm across, on quartz coated with pyrolusite. The larger crystals often show slightly curved faces and appear zoned. The crystals are often modified displaying the cube and tetrahedron combination with octahedral fractures present. Generally crystal groups of simple contact twins are present." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bariopharmacosiderite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Port Phillip Mine, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 894737 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:894737:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c9e874fd-0330-4760-8c4d-4bac169d509a | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bariopharmacosiderite | ||
| 49.0km (30.5 miles) | ⓘWolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| References | ||
Port Phillip Mine, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia