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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rockbridgeite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rockbridgeite 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:98537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98537:6
GUID (UUID V4):bacdb316-4e8c-42a8-82be-837d9785fb33
Nearest other occurrences of Rockbridgeite
16.3km (10.1 miles) Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, 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)
nodules in black shale; replacing fossil wood; in phosphate rock deposits. Association: Variscite, “chalcedony”...“chalcedony”, “opal” (Ninghanboun Hills, Australia); strengite, phosphosiderite (Liberia); cyrilovite, phosphosiderite...USA); rockbridgeite, triphylite (Tip Top mine, South Dakota, USA). Distribution: In Australia, from the...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)
Occurrence: A rare accessory mineral in some oxidizing phosphate-bearing granite pegmatites and iron deposits....leucophosphite, whitlockite, kingsmountite, triphylite, rockbridgeite, strengite, phosphosiderite, jahnsite, montgomeryite... Brazil. In Australia, on Milgun Station, Western Australia; in the Iron Monarch quarry, Iron Knob, at...at the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, and in the Fairview quarry, near Robertstown...Robertstown, South Australia; at Wycheproof, and in the Lake Boga granite quarry, near Swan Hill, Victoria. In the
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...mineral in highly oxidized phosphate nodules in granite pegmatite (South Dakota, USA). Association: Variscite...(Fairfield, Utah, USA); mitridatite, triphylite, rockbridgeite–frondelite, whitlockite, carbonate-apatite,... robertsite, fairfieldite, englishite (South Dakota, USA). Distribution: In the USA, from the Little
Report (issue)
(Fe2+ , Mn2+ )Fe3+ 4 (PO4 )3 (OH)5 Rockbridgeite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal...be locally abundant. In the USA, in Virginia, on South Mountain, southeast of Midvale, Rockbridge Co.;...; at the Palermo #1 and Fletcher mines, North Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire; in the Tip Top, Bull...and other mines, near Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota. From the Énio pegmatite mine, northeast...Bendada, and Moreira, Portugal. From the La Vilate quarry, near Chanteloube, Haute-Vienne, France. In Germany
Report (issue)
pegmatites. Association: Vivianite, dufrénite, rockbridgeite, cacoxenite, wavellite, ferrostrunzite, ferristrunzite...USA, from the Palermo #1 and Fletcher mines, near North Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire; at Raccoon Creek...and the Big Chief mine, one km south of Glendale, Pennington Co., South Dakota; from the Foote mine, near...Cleveland Co., North Carolina. In the Moculta phosphate quarry, northeast of Angaston, South Australia. Name:
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,
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 νI, 608–630 cm1 for νII 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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