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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Variscite
Formula:AlPO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Variscite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98540:0
GUID (UUID V4):a50fe9a6-1412-4a19-a047-93a2d8faeb7b
Nearest other occurrences of Variscite
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)
522(3) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Dandarragan, Australia. (ICDD 37–467). 5.519 (100), 3.349 (55), 3.402...94 100.0 (1) Minyulo Well, Australia. (2) Wait’s quarry, Noarlunga, Australia; corresponds to (K0.82 Ca0...ironstone (Australia). Association: Dufrénite, apatite, fluellite, wavellite, variscite, leucophosphite...Distribution: In Australia, from near Minyulo Well, Dandarragan, Western Australia; in Wait’s quarry and Oliver’s...Oliver’s quarry, near Noarlunga, 32 km south of Adelaide; in the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston
Report (issue)
rocks and phosphate deposits; rare in hydrothermal veins. Association: Crandallite, variscite. Distribution:...Distribution: Many localities. In the High Down quarry, Filleigh, near South Moulton, Devon, England. At Clonmel...west of Freiberg, Saxony; from the Lichtenberg quarry, near Ronneburg, Thuringia; and elsewhere. At Čerhovice...Garland Co., and from the Mauldin Mountain quarry, near Mt. Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas; in the Willard...the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, and the Iron Monarch quarry, Iron Knob, South Australia
Report (issue)
replacing fossil wood; in phosphate rock deposits. Association: Variscite, “chalcedony”, “opal” (Ninghanboun...(Ninghanboun Hills, Australia); strengite, phosphosiderite (Liberia); cyrilovite, phosphosiderite, manganoan... triphylite (Tip Top mine, South Dakota, USA). Distribution: In Australia, from the Ninghanboun Hills...Western Australia; in the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, and at the Fairview quarry, near...near Robertstown, South Australia. In the Bomi Hill, Bambuta, and other caves, Liberia. In Namibia, from
Report (issue)
phosphosiderite, strengite, aldermanite, cacoxenite, variscite, turquoise, fluorite, quartz. Distribution: In...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
Report (issue)
235–6.243 X-ray Powder Pattern: Tip Top mine, South Dakota, USA. (ICDD 35-624). 12.0 (100), 5.11 (65)...00 (1) Fairfield, Utah, USA. (2) Tip Top mine, South Dakota, USA; by electron microprobe, total Mn as...oxidized phosphate nodules in granite pegmatite (South Dakota, USA). Association: Variscite, englishite...carbonate-apatite, robertsite, fairfieldite, englishite (South Dakota, USA). Distribution: In the USA, from the...about nine km west of Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah; in South Dakota, in the Etta mine, near Keystone, Pennington
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
additional minerals, all characterized by the phosphate radical, are some of the most attractive species...situation in some pegmatite districts. Of course, phosphate is a highly sought economic commodity, both as...collections, some interesting issues arise. Some phosphate minerals are quite colorful yet are relatively...today. It is likely that many collectors’ first phosphate specimen was a wavellite from one of the traditional...considered rare. Wavellite is a hydrated basic phosphate of aluminum that contains essential fluorine,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Attribution 3.0 License. Quantification of octacalcium phosphate, authigenic apatite and detrital apatite in coastal...30 June 2014 Abstract. Knowledge of calcium phosphate (Ca-P) solubility is crucial for understanding...synthetic hydroxylapatite (HAP) and octacalcium phosphate (OCP) were characterized by XRD, Raman, FTIR and...affects DIP by promoting sorption to a FeOOH–phosphate complex in oxic sediments and release from this...of 8, DIP was in equilibrium with octacalcium phosphate (OCP) above pH 8. A similar pH-mediated change
Book (volume)
atoms by their characteristic absorption bands. The ranges of frequencies of characteristic vibrations of...determined by their absorption in characteristic IR ranges. The individuality of numerous new mineral species...Kazakhstan, was detected by characteristic bands in the ranges 1,400–1,500 and 2,800–3,200 cm1 (Sidorenko et...Fig. 1.2 IR spectrum of kyanoxalite from Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola peninsula, Russia...vibrations of the framework tetrahedra (in the ranges 550–581 cm1 for ÎœI, 608–630 cm1 for ÎœII and 667–704
Book (edition)
Utah; (lower /eft) rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud...England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada 1120...rile 1) -l see eke4 | ase re KO 4! dat wi 6 eae Mt: = So injaih, ag ur t- Gee Vice, ‘3 emd wih fH e4agi"”...JH JL JP 1X JZ, KE LC LH LM LE MA MC MJ MP MR MS MT MW Gary Nagin Harvey Gordon Harvard Mineralogical...Although density ranges are often entered, they are not necessarily the widest ranges possible. Densities
Book (edition)
England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada I...Michael P. Cooper MR Mark Rogers MS Marshall Sussman MT Michigan Technological University MW = Marcelle Weber...Although density ranges are often entered, they are not necessarily the widest ranges possible. Densities...constants of most minerals tend to vary o,·er ,vide ranges because of chemical substitution. Although ,ve...Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M. E., Ingram
 
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