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Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
© 2007 Peter Cristofono
| System: | Orthorhombic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A series between Heterosite and Purpurite The species of this series are secondary minerals formed by oxidation of Triphylite and Lithiophilite through the intermediate stage of Ferrisicklerite and Sicklerite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification of Heterosite-Purpurite Series | |
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Crystallography of Heterosite-Purpurite Series | |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
Other Information | |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
References for Heterosite-Purpurite Series | |
| Reference List: | Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1911), Notes on purpurite and heterosite: USGS Bull. 490: 79. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 675-677. |
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Localities for Heterosite-Purpurite Series | |
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