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Triplite from
East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Project
Classification
Species:Triplite
Formula:Mn22+(PO4)F
Comments:From Mandarino et al: Creamy-pink anhedral grains, 3 to 10 mm in diameter. The main associated minerals are apatite, quartz, pyrite, and sphalerite. First locality in Canada for triplite.
Habit:Massive, rare crude crystals.
Colour:Vibrant salmon, reddish-pink.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphaleriteβ“˜1 photo of Triplite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Triplite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triplite data
Locality Data:Click here to view East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42033:8
GUID (UUID V4):5cd4bdda-48f5-400f-9910-07d11123e985
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