Kehoeite
A discredited species name
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Formula:
(Zn,Ca)Al2(PO4)2.5H2O
Colour:
White
Lustre:
Dull
Name:
After Mr. Henry Kehoe, American, who first observed the mineral.
Amorphous (Zn,Ca)Al2 (PO4 )2 .5H2 O ; a doubtful mineral species.
Found as seams and bunches in sphalerite-galena-pyrite ore.
Discredited as a species in 1998.
Originally reported from Merritt Mines (Merritt No. 1 Mine; Merritt No. 2 Mine), Galena, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA.
Found as seams and bunches in sphalerite-galena-pyrite ore.
Discredited as a species in 1998.
Originally reported from Merritt Mines (Merritt No. 1 Mine; Merritt No. 2 Mine), Galena, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7130
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7130:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
2a9b0e17-180c-43f1-a2c2-cf0d10f5470e
IMA Classification of Kehoeite
Discredited
Physical Properties of Kehoeite
Chemistry of Kehoeite
Mindat Formula:
(Zn,Ca)Al2(PO4)2.5H2O
Other Language Names for Kehoeite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Kehoeite
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Localities for Kehoeite
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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